"Black Scoter," City Park (Denver)

[Alec Hopping]

Hi All,

I am currently looking at a fairly worn male Ruddy Duck in City Park (Denver). I believe that this is the bird reported yesterday as a Black Scoter. There are currently no accepted eBird records of Black Scoter in either February or March.

A photo of the bird can be found at the following link: http://flic.kr/p/rabZwZ

Best,
Alec Hopping
Littleton, CO

[Alec Hopping]

Edit: There are no accepted Feb/Mar eBird records in Colorado, not overall.

[Norm Lewis]

Good catch.  In the dying light I clearly missed the thicker bill that does indeed, make this bird a ruddy duck.  Sorry for the missed ID.

Norm

Norm Lewis

Lakewood, CO

Best,
Alec Hopping
Littleton, CO

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