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Subject: Duck Party
From: "Rich Peet" richpeet
Date: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:50 am ((PDT))
I have an unknown Duck to id.  NW Wisconsin yesterday, but likely is
an international species. Recording in snow and wind while wearing the
Guille suit I could not use the optics to get a good enough look.
What I thought I saw was a diving, small, round, black headed duck,
with white sidewalls. Males display by arching their heads back all
the way to the water while swimming. Sound is like an old antique
party favor toy. I thought Lesser Scaup by my eyes but the sound once
I got home I don't think is right for that.  I am now dreaming for it
to be a Golden Eye.
800kb download, file edited to help snow and wind.

http://home.comcast.net/~richpeet/scaup.mp3

Mics held together fine all the way to being snow and ice packed.

Any help is appreciated otherwise will figure it out sometime with
more work.

Rich Peet





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