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This morning, I decide to check out Hyrum Lake to
see what was on it. When I arrived, I ran into a group of birders, but I'm
not sure where they were from. They told me that there were a group
of Scoters on the lake. They let me observe them through one of their
scopes, and neither I, nor anyone else could decide if they were
White-winged or Surf Scoters. I then went back home to get Jill, and
when I got back to the sport that I had originally observed them from, I saw a
group of about 6 birds or so fly off, and they had white patches on their
wings. This makes me think that the Scoters were White-winged
Scoters. I just went back to see if I could see them again, but they were
gone.
I'm hoping that someone else has sen these birds on
Hyrum Lake and can confirm if they are, in fact, Surf Scoters.
I also saw on my three trips to the lake Common and
Pacific Loons, Western Grebes, American Coots, Buffleheads and the usual
gulls.
Good birding,
Richard
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