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On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 09:52:22 PM CDT, Steve Weston via Mnbird <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv6279043631"><div><div dir="ltr">some of the other field marks that you can look for besides head shape.<div>The GRSC has a brighter white side, whereas the LESC has a grayer side. I have found this is a good, but subtle difference that is not always evident. But, when you can see the difference, they are very easy to separate.</div><div>The GRSC has a broader head and bill and a more obvious black nail on the end of the bill. That is evident when you get a straight on shot.</div><div>Yes, when you can see the color of the head, the male LESC is purple, but sometimes shows some green. And, the GRSC has a green head.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>And, yes this is a Greater. You can see all three of these lesser known field marks.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Note: This is not an easy ID. Probably 20 years ago a friend and well respected birder ID'd 2 LESC and 1 GRSC (immature male) in February. The GRSC was quite unexpected. I reported the trio. Repeatedly some of the best known names in the area went down and reported 3 LESC's and disputed the GRSC ID. I went down several times to confirm my ID, which ran counter to the consensus that was forming. Luckily the birds hung around for more than a month and the Greater molted into breeding plumage and the ID became indisputable. The Sibley field guide is really good for separating the two scaup. </div><div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="yiv6279043631gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Steve Weston</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;">On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN</span><br clear="none"></div>
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