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Subject: [SBB] Tufted Duck, Eurasian Wigeon & Prairie Falcon
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All,
 
This morning, shortly after arriving at Salt Pond A2W, Frank Vanslager and  
found a breeding plumaged male EURASIAN WIGEON in amongst a feeding  group of 
AMERICAN WIGEONS.  (There were several groups of ducks on the  pond that were 
swimming, roughly, in circles and feeding on the  "food" brought to the surface 
by this action.)  While subsequently  looking for Redhead, recently reported 
from A2W, we continued to see more  and more male EUWI.  I then decided to 
count the male EUWI before we  left (there were at least five and most probably 
six birds).  As I  reached the southeast corner of the pond a gorgeous breeding 
plumaged male  TUFTED DUCK popped into view.  We then watched the TUDU for 
several  minutes as it swam about and dived for food (closest birds were AMWI 
and a  female Scaup, yes we checked her for a tuft as well).  The male had a 
very  long tuft that would disappear after a dive until he shook his head.  A  
maintenance person with a very load mower then started working the southern edge 
 of the pond and flushed literally thousands of ducks from the pond and 
chasing  those that didn't fly toward the far end of the pond.  We found  nothing 
of interest, to us, at the Environmental Education Center, Salt Pond A16  or in 
the impoundment east of the Alviso Marina (viewed from the western edge of  
A16).  We also dipped on the Ferruginous Hawk off Santa Teresa (third  time) 
but Frank spotted a distant "white" headed "hawk" perched on  a utility pole in 
the field east of Santa Teresa, between Richmond and  Laguna.  Closer 
inspection from Laguna Ave revealed that our hoped for FEHA  was in fact an adult 
PRAIRIE FALCON.  The PRFA was last seen on a utility  pole just west of Hwy. 82 
and east of Laguna Ave.  
 
Take care,
Bob Reiling 
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