Here are photos of a female Green-winged Teal seen today at Kendal Station Road in Norwich. It was with a group of resident mallards. Apparently very rare at this time of year in Vermont. http://www.flickr.com/photos/33836164@N03/sets/72157628765127753/ (seen 1/7/2012) There is also a peculiar hybrid there, that I called a black duck hybrid, but it isn't really clear what it is. One person thinks it's a leucistic black duck. That makes sense to me. Seen several times with the resident mallards: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33836164@N03/sets/72157628655795113/ The smaller mallard-like duck is a mystery to me- maybe someone can identify it? Seen 1/1/2012 Cynthia Crawford -- Cindy Creature Kinships and Natural Affinities Animal and Nature Paintings, Portraits and Prints www.creaturekinships.com Photos: http://pbase.com/creaturekinships BLOG: http://creature-kinships.blogspot.com/