Scaup (Big Lake, Plano)
This individual has a rounded head profile and elongated body shape, suggesting a Greater Scaup, but Lesser Scaup can also show this profile prior to diving. The purple gloss on the head, the small size of the nail, the small black area at the tip of the bill, the close association with a flock of Lesser Scaup and the habitat (a shallow pond in suburban Plano) make this bird unlikely to be a Greater Scaup.
Scaup (Big Lake, Plano, 02/27/08)
American Wigeon (two males, one female) on the lake in Bob Woodruff Park this weekend, also two Canada Geese. A male Green-winged Teal on Rowlett Creek early Sunday morning.
American Wigeon (looking for handouts)
Green Heron is still there (Bob Woodruff Park)
