If memory serves...
A Bar-headed Goose (native to India) was reported near Stevenson last year.
It sounds to me like there might be a leaky aviary somewhere in the
Stevenson area.
There are some legitimate Fulvous Whistling Duck records for the Pacific
Northwest (11 in Coos Bay,OR,Feb 1974), but they are also popular Aviary
birds.


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> Yesterday (2/17) I was searching for eagles in Stevenson, WA (Skamania
> Co.) and found what I believe was a fulvous whistling-duck. I had
> never seen one before, but my bird book convinced me that I got it
> right. Only trouble is, the distribution map shows that they are only
> casual this far north. Was I really lucky enough to see a casual
> visitor?
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> In case anyone is interested, it was on a lake on the west end of
> town, just north of Highway 14 (between town center and the Columbia
> Gorge Interpretive Museum.)
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