I see many in Florida. Flocks, not individuals. Are they escaped "captives," too. On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 10:09 PM, Jim McCormac <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi all, > > The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck that was first reported from Mount Vernon > back on June 20 remains in the same area. Someone just sent me some nice > photos. Back when the bird was first discovered, there was some debate as > to its origin, especially after it was joined by a Ringed Teal. Its > continuing presence into the Yule season might now give even the most > diehard listers pause. I posted some photos, and thoughts about its > origins, back on June 30, should you be interested: > http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2012/06/black-bellied-whistling-duck-update.html > > Jim > > Jim McCormac > Columbus, Ohio > Like Nature? http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/ > Like Birds? http://www.ohiobirds.org/ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]