Refer to Bruce Simpson's report for Blendon Woods on July 12. I saw it
myself  on Saturday afternoon from the left shelter.
It was sitting out the rain showers on a stump in the middle of the lake
among the lily pads, preening it's rump. This made me  wonder, Bruce, if
the flying problem might have something to do with a defect in the
waterproofing on it's down or feathers, possibly due to some
contamination from somewhere.

I also saw the 2 Wood Ducks from the right shelter at the far end.
Although the eye mark indicated female, I could not tell on my own
whether they were young or adults in eclipse plumage. From the few
references I had available, I couldn't find any obvious field marks to
distinguish. Any help for anyone? Bruce?

Rich

Richard Cressman
Columbus OH
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:11:07 -0400 Aaron Boone <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I keep seeing flagged observations from eBird concerning a REDHEAD
> being
> observed somewhere in Franklin County.  I'm not entirely sure who
> has been
> reporting this bird or where exactly it's coming from.  The
> geo-referenced
> location on Google Maps doesn't indicate any substantial bodies of
> water so
> it's a bit of a mystery at this point.
>
> Has anyone come across a Redhead in Franklin County from early June
> through
> early July this year?  Thanks in advance for any information
> concerning this
> interesting record.
>
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