Kathy,

Actually, they are local residents which have been hand fed by park users.

Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net

-----Original Message-----
From: kjandrich at netscape.net <kjandrich at netscape.net>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Cc: kandthy at cs.com <kandthy at cs.com>
Date: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:12 PM
Subject: Wood Ducks in Yakima


>Hi Tweeters,
>
>I am relatively new birder and have noticed most of the Wood Ducks near my
home are shy, particularly the females.
>
>I was in Yakima this past weekend and stopped at Sportsman State Park and
was amazed at the number of Wood Ducks. I am guessing at least 100 pair,
maybe more. They were fairly approachable and were even up on the lawns
like Mallards often are. I wonder are they gathering for migration?
>
>Kathy Andrich
>Renton, Washington
>kjandrich at netscape.net
>
>
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