Micheal,

Re: green eye patch. Check out color plate #108 in National Audubon
Society Field Guide to North American Birds (Eastern Region), Second
Edition.

Dennis K Rockwell
Kennewick, Washington
denniskrockwell at juno.com

"Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre." Joe Klein

On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 11:53:55 -0800 (PST) "M. Donahue"
<mgd at u.washington.edu> writes:
>I've seen 2 male Eurasion x American wigeons in the last month. One
>was
>with the wigeon flock on the Olympic Game Farm, the other was with
>wigeon
>at Fort Dent Park in Tukwila. Both birds were identified as hybrid
>wigeon
>by the head: cinnamon like the Eurasian (though slightly less so)
>with
>the green eye patch of the American. The first bird had a much grayer
>body, intermediate between the two species, the second bird's body
>looked
>identical to American wigeon.
>
>Michael Donahue
>University of Washington Medical Center
>Seattle, Washington
>(206)598-3806
>mgd at u.washington.edu
>
>
>

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