[SBB] Unknown Bird

["Kendric C. Smith" <[[email protected]]>]

I was at the San Luis Wildlife Area on a viewing platform, and saw a 
fairly hefty bird fly out of the marsh away from me so that I did not 
see the head, but the rest of the bird was dramatic.

The body was hefty like that of a large duck, but it had a flaired 
tail with a broad white terminal band.
The back was unusual in that running the whole length of the center 
of the body was a broad coal black band maybe 2-3 inches wide.  On 
either side of this black band were two cream colored bands, maybe 
1-2 inches wide.  The bands were sharply edged, looking like someone 
had put strips of colored duct tape on the back.

I was so taken by this unusual pattern, and trying to get someone 
else to see it, that I really did not look at the wings.

I have looked at a hundred bird pictures, but find noting to match what I saw.

Any suggestions?
-- 
Kendric C. Smith, Ph.D.
927 Mears Court
Stanford, CA  94305-1041
(650) 493-7210
[[email protected]]
http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/

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