This bird represents a first state record. This Tufted Duck was originally found by Hop Hopkins.
All photos below were handheld digiscoped and taken in early morning light
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Note nearly black back, chest, and rear boxing in a rectangular-appearing white side with a slight point at the shoulder. With its short tuft, this is likely a young male.Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Note nearly black back, chest, and rear boxing in a rectangular-appearing white side with a slight point at the shoulder. With its short tuft, this is likely a young male.Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Tufted Ducks have slate blue-gray bills with wide black tips with inner white borders.Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Tufted Ducks have slate blue-gray bills with wide black tips with inner white borders.Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Head color when seen well up close in good light is a purplish sheen. However, when viewed at various angles from a distance, the sheen may appear purple, green, or black.Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)Archie Elledge WTP, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC31 Jan 2009The vast majority of the photos I snapped through the telescope looked like variations of this theme...
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