Following a on-the-spot report of four Tundra Swans, we jumped in the van and headed off to a small pond along County Rd. 201 near Berlin, Ohio. By the time we got there the swans were no where in sight (though a pair of domesticated Mute Swans may have been the culprits). However we were not disappointed for the pond had a small band of diving ducks enjoying the newly defrosted water.
1) Ring-necked Duck. Not a new bird for me, but a year bird2) Lesser Scaup (1st photo)
Lesser Scaup, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
3) Greater Scaup (2nd photo)
Greater Scaup, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
You'll notice the rounder head of the Greater Scaup and, as it flapped it's wings for us, more white on the wings. Oh the thrill of spring migration in the air!
Photo Credits:
* Lesser Scaup - Davefoc
* Greater Scaup - teddy llovet
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