Hi,

I have seen ducks like this ever now and then. They are also very similar
to the wild muscovy duck. There are some at the park in Port Angeles, where
the one legged emperor goose is.

Betty
Chimacum
critrhse at olypen.com

From: <Eelevel at aol.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 9:07 PM
Subject: Mallard hybrid


> At Cavanaugh Pond County Park at about 2:00PM on April 4, we saw what
> appeared to be a hybrid between a mallard and a black duck. The duck had
> the size and shape of a mallard, its beak and feet were orange, its head
was
> a darker and less iridescent green than a typical mallard's; but its
wings
> and body were black. The park is north of the Renton-May Valley Road, SR
> 169, and apparently appears on the westerly edge of DeLorme 63. 8A. Entry
is
> by a private road to a motor home, with parking for the park and trails
> around the pond to the left of the entrance. The pond is next to and
visible
> from 169, especially when west bound. ED LEVEL, Everett, WA..
>
>