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Cinnamon teal named Toast



C'Birders:

Me again,  just can't shut up.

In an earlier message I mentioned the
"bander", and of course I was talking about Susan Campbell.  I meant to
include the information that she and Barbara Gearhart saw the Cinnamon
teal's legs and feet and they were bandless.  I regard this as another
example of a wild bird.  Add this to the facts that it really wants no part
of being close to humans, sometimes is happy in a crowd, sometimes is aloof,
flies easily and extremely well, and has wonderful fresh-looking feathers,
plus I know of no place nearby that raises gamebirds, other than mallards
and Canada geese for fun; these facts make me think it is a legitimate wild
bird.

Last night was our coldest night.  Had to thaw out all the hummer feeders
this AM.

Good birding,
Mary McDavit, Sunset Lakes, NC Lake Medcalf
osprey1@mindspring.com