I went back to Big Island and bushwacked closer to the duck. On closer observation I believe it is a barnyard variety. roy zimmerman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I am from Minnesota visiting Ohio this week. I stopped briefly at Big Island WMA west of Marion and saw an unusual duck west of the viewing platform. I thought it looked like the common eiders I saw in Northern Ireland 6 weeks ago, but realize that this would be very unusual. In the distant scope view I thought I saw a black cap, black belly, and orangish breast. Could this possibly have been a common eider? A barnyard duck? If anyone else sees this duck I would appreciate an opinion. > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >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]