I responded to Denny that his small duck looks like an adult male Green-winged Teal. However, there seems to be a well defined pale brown boarder around the green on its head, indicative of the Eurasian or Common Teal. It has a vertical white stripe in front of the wing like a Green-winged but lacks the horizontal white stripe on the scapulars of the Eurasian. Sibley shows a hybrid which has both stripes. It would be nice to have a few more pictures. We had a nice Eurasian in the Cuyahoga Valley NRA a couple years ago and the horizontal stripe was conspicuous. Anyone else think this might be an intergrade? It probably is just a G-w. Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, oH -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dennis McDonnell Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 9:05 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Lakeview Cemetery, Cuyahoga County Came across a flock of about 25 goldfinches, mostly on the ground, yesterday afternoon in the same area near the upper pond as a similarly sized flock of grackles, but today, mixed in with a handful of mallards on the lower pond was a small duck I couldn't positively id from my field guide, though I'd guess a young blue winged teal. If anyone could tell me for sure I'd be greatful, thanks: http://www.pbase.com/tileman533/image/120403750 Denny McDonnell Euclid ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.427 / Virus Database: 270.14.111/2569 - Release Date: 12/18/09 07:35:00 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]