Subject: [Tweeters] Medina Park (King County) Eurasian Wigeon Pair and Hybred
Date: Dec 10 06:12:26 2007
From: Thomas Mansfield - tmiseattle at msn.com



Stopped by Medina Park (84th NE & NE 12th, Medina, King County) very late Sunday afternoon and found a small flock of 31 wigeon in the NE 12th pond. They waddled up onto the grass next to the parking lot and then back into the pond. Among them were a pair of Eurasians (EUWI) and a hybred Eurasian/American (EUWI x AMWI). Wonderful up-close opportunity in a small flock to compare the EUWI female (visibly browner head) with the AMWI female and observe the hybred's green arc on an otherwise dark rufous head with buffy forehead band. Very photogenic so close up.

Tom Mansfield, Seattle