Taking advantage of one of the season's last days long enough for post-work birding, Jeff Grabmeier and I traveled to Bluffton to seek the black-bellied whistling duck. We found it tucked into the northeastern corner of the quarry at about 6:30 PM, after a surprisingly difficult search for such a striking duck in small body of water.
Thanks to all for getting the word out.
Paul Gardner
Columbus, OH
--- On Wed, 10/27/10, Gentleben <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Gentleben <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Black-bellied Whistling Duck in Bluffton OH (10/27)
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 2:40 AM
> This is a pass along about this news
> originally posted by Sherrie Duris on Rarebird.org Today,
> There is a Black-bellied Whistling Duck in Bluffton Ohio,
> at Buckeye Quarry, usually along the west end of the
> quarry.
> "Linda Houshower aka (lbhush) from Bluffton, Ohio messaged
> me on Facebook about at Black-bellied Whistling duck that
> has been hanging around with a group of Mallards at the
> Buckeye Quarry in Bluffton. Diane Myers originally
> found the bird and Linda was able to get a photo of it
> today. I believe it has been hanging around for a few
> weeks but I am not sure if they were sure of the ID, hence
> not reporting it sooner. There are hybrid Mallards
> that are mixed in with the group.
>
> Her laptop is getting repaired and she was unable to post
> herself.
>
> The bird is being seen along the west end of the
> quarry/lake. From I75 get off at exit 142 and head
> west on 103. Turn right at Main street and go north to the
> parking lot of the quarry on left. Follow trail left
> between creek and quarry to west end."
> See this post on rarebird for a photo:
>
> http://www.rarebird.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5161&title=blackbellied-whistling-duck
> Worth checking on for those of us that missed the BBWD
> earlier this late summer.
> Good Birding, Ben Warner
>
>
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