Greetings -
The female-type CINNAMON TEAL was seen till dusk on Monday the 6th, still in the company of 6 Blue-winged Teal and one Green-winged Teal. The Cinnamon has consorted ONLY with Blue-winged Teal the entire day, and they are a close-knit pack. Only a few times has a rogue Mallard been close to the flock. If you are going to look for the Cinnamon, note that there are Northern Shovelers, a load of Mallards, and Green-winged Teal in the impoundment. Be sure to find the small flock of Blue-winged Teal, which often hug the phragmite edges or mudflat edges and "disappear". Fine study of the Blue-wing flock will show a paler, sandier, or "buffier", pale-faced (few markings before the eye) individual. The bird is only very very slightly larger than Blue-winged Teal, so looking for a bigger bird is quite useless. After noticing the sandier plumage, you'll notice the slightly heavier, more spatulate bill. There are three distinct "ponds" that you see when you walk up to the impoundment. The first pond on the RIGHT is favored by the teal. Then, the northeast pond, is favored, and IF bothered by human traffic, the birds will flush to the larger, western pond.
Taking a moment to look at photos of the bird is HIGHLY recommended:
http://www.jenbrumfield.com/?page_id=384
For those never having been to Lorain before, or returning again and needing a reminder... wear pants (chiggers possible)
STAY ON THE DIKE. DO NOT VENTURE OUT ONTO THE MUD. Folks will be tempted to walk the road-like spit that juts out into the mudflats. This WILL flush birds like crazy. And, the surface of the mud is not generally stable.
PLEASE NOTE:
The teal flock is JUMPY. DO NOT APPROACH the flock closely or you WILL continue to flush the birds. At that point, you are at the mercy of other birders present. Stay on the impoundment dike.
You can see this bird VERY well through binoculars. It is not far away. A scope will allow you to study it extraordinarily well. Please show massive respect to the habitat, birds, and other birders.
Best of birding
jen
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> Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 14:17:44 -0400
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Cinnamon Teal at Lorain
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Jen Brumfield just called to say she had found a duck at Lorain that looks
> good for Cinnamon Teal. These birds are tricky at this season but Jen's
> photos look convincing to me:
> http://www.jenbrumfield.com/?page_id=384
>
> To find the spot at the Lorain mudflats, you can do a google map search for
> the Jackalope Restaurant / Spitzer Marina in Lorain -- and when you go
> there, park in the big parking lot for the Jackalope, go north through the
> orange snow fence, and walk maybe 500 feet north to where you're up on the
> dike and can see the three bodies of water in front of you out on the flats.
> Jen said that the bird in question was hanging around consistently with a
> small group of Blue-winged Teal (affording good comparisons); as you'll see
> in her photos, the Cinnamon has a noticeably larger bill and plainer face.
> Be sure to find the Blue-wings and look with them, because there are
> shovelers, Green-winged Teal, and various other ducks in the area. During
> the time that Jen was there, all of the ducks were moving around, so you may
> have to scan the area to find the Blue-wing flock; they may be out on open
> water or close to the phragmites.
>
> Needless to say, this western duck is rare in Ohio. Congratulations, Jen!
>
> Kenn Kaufman
> Oak Harbor, Ohio
>
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