Subject: Fwd: RBA Falcated Duck - Kirk Pond, Fern Ridge, Lane C. Oregon
Date: Feb 14 21:15:35 2004
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com




Alan Contreras wrote:
>
> The male Falcated Duck was still at Kirk Pond below Fern Ridge Dam west of
> Eugene at about 2:30 Sat Feb 14, with several observers watching it. Tom
> Mickel was trying to get some photos.
>
> >From the freeway the dam is most easily reached by taking the Belt Line Road
> exit (the northernmost Eugene-Springfield exit) to Hwy 99, then going north
> on 99 to the signed turn (Clear Lake Road) that says Fern Ridge Dam, which
> is maybe half a mile north of Belt Line. Kirk Pond is the long pit below
> the dam. Access is mediocre; it is usually best to park at the east end in
> the gravel pullout and walk along the highway (wide grassy edges) to where
> the wigeon are. if the wigeon are far west, park by the spillway.
>
> >From the coast it is best reached by turning north at Veneta and following
> the signs; it is maybe six or seven miles, with a right turn near the
> Richardson-Kruger park complex.
>
> Although such beasties are always viewed with some doubt regarding origin,
> the presence of an amazing NINE Eurasian Wigeon, possibly ten, on this pond
> suggests a recent movement of legit Asian birds. This is the largest group
> of Eurwigs I have ever seen in one place in Lane County. They are with
> about 275-300 Amwigs, with some coots, Gadwall, mallards and PB Grebes mixed
> in.
>
> On the way back to town I checked two other duckholes to see if local
> Eurwigs were all moving to Kirk Pond for some reason. Not. There were two
> males at the cemetery pond on 11th St., the maximum for that site this
> winter as far as I know. There were no visible wigeon at Stewart Pond. I
> did not walk back to the back pond.
>
> This is a gorgeous duck, come check it out.
>
> John Houle is now Sir John Houle, for what has the visual effect of a first
> state record, whatever the OBRC decides to do with it.
>
> --
> Alan Contreras
> Eugene, Oregon
> <acontrer at mindspring.com>
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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
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d'you see?
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