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Re: Tufted duck
I would imagine local birder Jeff Lewis has looked for the duck, and having
heard nothing, I suspect he hasn't located it. I will probably take a
gander this weekend. If there is one in the area of Jockey's Ridge, it
could easily be an escapee. A local restaurant owner lives nearby in Nags
Head Woods, and he keeps a number of exotic and non-local ducks at his
residence. Also, Barrier Island Station in Kitty Hawk, and large condo
project in Kitty Hawk Woods keeps a lot of non-local ducks in their pond.
It was this place that was the origin of the black-bellied duck that showed
up in Wanchese a couple of years ago.
I haven't asked either owner if they are missing a Smew that might have
ended up in MO!
Russ Lay
Nags Head, NC