Monday, 4 June 2018

Re: [Maine-birds] Help with duck ID

Interesting! Thanks Bob! I'm copying this to Maine Birds. Thanks 


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On Jun 4, 2018, at 4:51 PM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks@gmail.com> wrote:

They could well be Black Cayuga, female or juvenile. Bluish bill color is a definite possibility there. And the body shape and overall color seems to match.

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On Jun 4, 2018, at 4:46 PM, Ann Hancock <annhancock9@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for getting back to me, Bob. Yes,  they are a puzzle. The bill color looks bluish to me so that is confusing. Maybe it's an artifact of the photo, though?

Anyway, some things are unanswerable. Thanks again for your  note. 
Ann



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On Jun 4, 2018, at 4:37 PM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks@gmail.com> wrote:

Anne,

They look like Mallards or American Black Ducks in terms of body shape and bill shape. But they aren't. I suspect these are farm ducks, domesticated Mallards that escaped or were dumped. They look to me like juveniles.

I hope they do okay in the wild. It looks like they'll be able to fly. Their bodies aren't too heavy.

If you are asking what kind of domesticated ducks they are, I have no clue. There are so many versions of Mallards!

Nice hearing from you.

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Bob Tarte

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FEATHER BRAINED
My Bumbling Quest to Become a Birder and Find a Rare Bird On My Own
(University of Michigan Press)
 
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Fowl Weather
Kitty Cornered

On Jun 4, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Ann Hancock <annhancock9@gmail.com> wrote:

Bob
I live in Maine now but I remember your posts on Birders fondly. An ID question has come up and I thought of you immediately. 

Can you please  ID these handsome ducks?

(And copy me on your reply,please?)
Thanks for any help!

Ann Hancock
Scarborough Maine

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Delia Guzman <dguzman1964@gmail.com>
Date: June 4, 2018 at 3:16:52 PM EDT
To: bradford.kraft@maine.edu
Cc: Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Help with duck ID

I think they might be mutt-ducks. I don't even know if they're ducks--their heads/bills almost look goose-like. But that's my initial and quite untutored opinion.
Delia in Brunswick 

On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 2:33 PM, <bradford.kraft@maine.edu> wrote:
Hi all,

I spotted these ducks near Mesalonskee Stream in Waterville.  Does anyone know what they are?

Thanks,
Brad



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