Hi all,
This must be the day for extraordinary sightings! Bruce, I'd love to see
your photos of the hybrid duck, and would encourage you to post them to
the Ohio Birds Forum on the Ohio Ornithological Society website.
To my knowledge, there are but two records EVER of Bufflehead
hybridizing with any other species. One report stems from a wing
returned by a hunter in Ontario, decades ago, that could only be
analyzed as Bufflehead x Bucephala sp. (one of the goldeneyes,
presumably). The other report is of an apparent Bufflehead x Hooded
Merganser, as reported in American Birds 35:3 (1981). The latter was in
Illinois, but throughout the article and even in the title, the author
refers to the bird as "presumed" hybrid.
There may be other records that I don't know about, but I'd say such a
Bufflehead x Hooded Merganser combo would constitute an extraordinary
find, and should be thoroughly documented.
Jim McCormac
Columbus, Ohio
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Bufflehead/HoodedMerganser Hybrid
Bill Kincaid & I were at Fairport Harbor- Marina, between 2:45 & 3:48
(Mon. April 16th) & saw a Bufflehead/Hooded Merganser Hybrid. I got some
good Photos of the hybrid also & will put the photos on the list-serv.
later.
Bruce Simpson-Naturalist at Blendon Woods
Metro Park
Blendon Woods
Hotline 614-895-6222
Nature Center 614-895-6221
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