floraphile Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) 20 Feb 2021 AL Mobile/Baldwin co. upper Mobile Bay 1. ?Northern Shoveler (the 4 swimming, bracketed by the dabblers, which I believe to be Gadwall) 2. ?Gadwall (swimming) 3. ?? Which Duck (swimming, right side) 4. Herring Gulls, Ring-billeds, and who is the squatty little ?duck up front? 5. Herring Gull & Laughing Gull 6. ???--some Gadwall + something else; the second one looks to have a dark head Edited February 21, 2021 by floraphile more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 5 - Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Are the ducks unidentifiable to the expert birders here? Would it be best to list the distant waterfowl as "duck sp."? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 28 minutes ago, floraphile said: Are the ducks unidentifiable to the expert birders here? Would it be best to list the distant waterfowl as "duck sp."? I rather think so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 13 hours ago, floraphile said: swimming, bracketed by the dabblers They’re all dabblers in 1. #4 - Northern Shoveler #5 - 1st-cycle Ringer and Laugher Except for NSHO, all of the ducks I can ID on my phone are GADW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 16 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: They’re all dabblers in 1. #4 - Northern Shoveler #5 - 1st-cycle Ringer and Laugher Except for NSHO, all of the ducks I can ID on my phone are GADW. 19 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: They’re all dabblers in 1. #4 - Northern Shoveler #5 - 1st-cycle Ringer and Laugher Except for NSHO, all of the ducks I can ID on my phone are GADW. @Tony Leukering I should have clarified: "bracketed by the dabblers who are actively dabbling" The immature gull in the pic with the Laughing Gull seemed far too large for a Ring-billed, so we went with Herring. What other field marks in favor of Ring-billed over Herring Gull are seen in this photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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