Seeing the white stripes on the back in the flight shot convinces me that the bird is an eclipse male. Other considerations are the white in the crown and the pale breast. I saw your post on surfbirds; do you know the dates of the other accepted provincial records?
Seeing the white stripes on the back in the flight shot convinces me that the bird is an eclipse male. Other considerations are the white in the crown and the pale breast. I saw your post on surfbirds; do you know the dates of the other accepted provincial records?
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome that you got the Smew, along with great photos. Wish this one stayed for the weekend, but I guess there is always...umm...next time?
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