Date: 8/24/25 10:13 am From: Robert O'Brien via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Ring-necked duck
Yes, the bill ring. A rather notorious name for this duck since the neck
ring is very difficult to see. 10-15 years ago someone at AOS sent in a
proposal to change the name to Ring-billed Duck. Fortunately it was not
accepted. As for me,I love idiosyncrasies Bob OBrien Portland
On Sun, Aug 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM Larry Schwitters via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> Hello Bill,
>
> Size matters. Obviously smaller than the Mallards and Gadwalls.
>
> From Nat Geo field guide.
>
> Peaked head. Bold white ring near tip of bill.
>
> Larry
>
> On Aug 24, 2025, at 7:56 AM, William Stafford Noble <wnoble...> wrote:
>
> Yes, I saw them yesterday as they passed about 10 feet from me, when I was
> standing on the ramp leading into the water. I didn't think to take their
> picture, but when I entered the observation in eBird, it indicated that
> seeing four at once is unusual and that I should add additional information
> about the sighting. This led me to a question I frequently wonder about: I
> know that there are accepted "field marks" for each species, but I'm not
> sure how to find out what they are. Is there a resource somewhere (ideally,
> an app) that specifically lists the primary field marks per species?
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM Larry Schwitters via Tweeters <
> <tweeters...> wrote:
>
>> For weeks and weeks there has been a single Ring-necked hanging out with
>> the Mallards at Lake Sammamish Park. Its become quite tame. This morning
>> there were 3 more.
>>
>> Larry Schwitters Issaquah
>>
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