LorraineCO Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Adams CO, CO today I'm terrible with eclipse plumage ducks, especially in flight in poor light. Can someone tell me what these are? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffclarke Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 If I'm not mistaken, I think I'm seeing the signature blue wings of Blue-winged Teals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 The trio of birds slightly right of center show the wing pattern pretty well, and Northern Shoveler can be ruled out by, at least, bill and head sizes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryBillHope Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Can Cinnamon Teal be ruled out here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Technically, no. Probably, yes. It's eastern plains, it's late September. Check the eBird occurrence chart for Adams County (be sure to click on each species link and check the frequency and high count tabs): https://ebird.org/barchart?byr=1900&eyr=2018&bmo=1&emo=12&r=US-CO-001 You can always report them as "Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorraineCO Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 Thanks for the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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