Syracuse.com - Rare harlequin duck (for this area) spotted on Oswego River

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A SUNY Oswego student spotted it.

Ed Hogan photo 

Ed Hogan, a SUNY Oswego student, photographed this male harlequin duck on the Oswego River near the city's post office earlier this week.

According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology, these birds are more common along seacoasts and rarely seen in this area. It's essentially a sea duck.

The Lab's website, allaboutbirds.org, notes, "a bird of fast-moving water, the harlequin duck breeds on fast-flowing streams and winters along rocky coastlines in the crashing surf."

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog