I have seen a lone Musk duck on Yerrabi pond before.
Denise
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On 17 Jul 2016, at 10:01 pm, John Bundock <> wrote:
Sorry, I’d meant to put “Female musk duck?”
John Bundock
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From: John Bundock
Sent: Sunday, 17 July 2016 10:00 PM
To: 'John Harris'; 'chatline'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] very black duck
Musk duck?
John Bundock
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From: John Harris
Sent: Sunday, 17 July 2016 5:23 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] very black duck
There is a very black duck in Yerrabi pond. Very black, no obvious mottling, slight teal sheen on neck and hint of teal under wing feathers. I thought maybe the American Black Duck, Anas
rubripes, but the ones I have seen before were less black, like a darker version of our Pacific Black Duck. This one was swimming and taking bread with the hundreds of coots, only distinguishable from them at
a distance by its larger duck size (and black bill). I am sure someone more knowledgable than me will tell me it is obviously duck X or Y, so please do!
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