[EBB Sightings] Lake Merrit Duck pics

Dominik Mosur wrote:
> Here's the link to the possible tufted/tufted hybrid photos taken by
> Andy Kleinhesselink Jan. 12 at Lake Merrit. 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/22565054 at N04/sets/72157612499636119/

Yes! That's the duck I saw. I thought it looked more like the 
Ring-necked Duck that was also in attendance, as the sides were more 
gray than white, but it lacked the white spikes at the front of the side 
patches. Consider the possibility of a Ring-necked/Lesser Scaup hybrid....

I haven't been back in a day or so, but wouldn't be surprised to find it 
still there - once a migratory duck figures out where the most food at 
Lake Merritt is to be had, it tends to settle in, as witness the female 
Redhead who's putting in her third or fourth year beside the nature center.

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