tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614636539668251860.post7349457963853263985..comments2024-01-03T08:50:51.096-03:30Comments on Birding with Lisa de Leon: Common Eider in a FlapLisa de Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08040676635250107265noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614636539668251860.post-55597649231736138212014-03-07T09:46:09.628-03:302014-03-07T09:46:09.628-03:30Looking at a field guide I think this could be a D...Looking at a field guide I think this could be a Dovekie. It appears to have relatively long wings compared to it's body length and it also has a dark "neck band" although the crown and bill do not seem dark enough for DOVE. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614636539668251860.post-89376347279052668372014-03-07T07:59:55.605-03:302014-03-07T07:59:55.605-03:30Long-tailed duck came instantly to mind as well fo...Long-tailed duck came instantly to mind as well for the last bird.<br />Best of luck in finding the Eider! Brightceterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315996303259692721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614636539668251860.post-35305843572428773392014-03-06T18:39:34.624-03:302014-03-06T18:39:34.624-03:30My first guess when I saw the picture was Long-tai...My first guess when I saw the picture was Long-tailed as well, although the head seems a bit strange.<br />LukeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614636539668251860.post-72485945050556548062014-03-06T13:12:20.732-03:302014-03-06T13:12:20.732-03:30steller's *steller's *Alvan Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614636539668251860.post-37562390831522236562014-03-06T13:11:31.017-03:302014-03-06T13:11:31.017-03:30That last bird looks like it could be a Long-taile...That last bird looks like it could be a Long-tailed Duck?<br /><br />Keep trying for that King Eider, you might be rewarded with a Stellar's Eider :pAlvan Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00945673401708263202noreply@blogger.com