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wintering location for Cinnamon Teal. However, 50+ is an impressive total.
Has anyone ever had a higher one-day count of Cinnamon Teal in Oregon during
the winter (i.e., December to February)?

Is Svensen covered on a Christmas Bird Count, or does it fall in the gap
between the Columbia Estuary and Wahkiakum counts?

Cinnamon Teal are a rare but regular wintering species as far north as the
Vancouver, BC area. They are seen in about half the years on the Ladner
Christmas Bird Count, with a maximum count (if I recall correctly) of 9
birds. This year, one male has been seen several times near the Westham
Island bridge (on the access road to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary).

Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net




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Sent: January-19-08 12:12 PM
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Subject: [obol] Cinnamon Teal answers and a new photo quiz

The correct answer: behind the grass just above the pintail.

The other 11+ hardly need finding, do they?

The total Cinnanon Teal count for Thursday at Svensen Island was 50+.
For reasons we haven't figured out yet, Cinnamon Teal are over wintering
at this site in numbers that don't match our expectations, elsewhere.