noelle wrote:
Thanks John, I knew that #6 was a LT duck but had no idea the little brown one was the female. I feel so lucky to have them in my bay
Enjoy them now since they'll only be here over the winter...then back to the Arctic for them. I saw my first LTD last year at Barnegat Lighthouse jetty. Congratulations on your firsts. You have a great venue right at you footstep. I'm sure you'll see a lot more new species there in the bay. Thanks, John
First duck is as mentioned above one of the ubiquitous Mallard/domestic hybrids. The Red-throated loon is not necessarily a female as male and female look the same in both winter and summer plumage.
It looks like a great day of shooting. I have to go with Mrs B, she is too cute 
Well done I sure like the Long Tailed Duck. Ed