The Mandarin Duck has been established (or established itself) here and there in Europe for decades (along with other exotics such as Canada Geese). Who really cares (other than bird listers) whether they are officially countable or not?

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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From: "Marvin S. Hoekstra" <marvin.hoekstra at verizon.net>
> I am fascinated to hear about these additional sightings. And in fact it is
> probably no less likely for this species to be established in WA than it is
> for the Eurasian Wigeon. Even so, both of the Washington bird lists I
> found on the web include the Eurasian Wigeon, but not the Mandarin Duck. I
> wonder why not, and who actually decides whether or not a species is
> established or not.
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> Marvin S. Hoekstra
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> Sammamish, WA
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> marvin dot hoekstra at verizon dot net
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> From: travelgirl [mailto:travelgirl.fics at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:31 PM
> To: Marv Breece; Marvin S. Hoekstra; 'Barbara Shafer';
> tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Male Mandarin Duck in Federal Way 3-7-08
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> there was also a mandarin male for quite some time around the holidays on
> pine lake, sammamish, not too far north of auburn (as the mandarin flies)...
> :)
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> he wasn't counted on the CBC (wasn't seen; i was on that team), but was
> photographed by myself and the landowner not a week or two before that...
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> 00 caren
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> http://www.parkgallery.org <http://www.parkgallery.org/>
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> george davis creek, north fork
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Marv Breece
> Sent: Monday, 2008 March 10 22:14
> To: Marvin S. Hoekstra; 'Barbara Shafer'; tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Male Mandarin Duck in Federal Way 3-7-08
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> Marvin and Tweeters,
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> On June 21 of 2005, I observed a female Mandarin Duck with 6 very young
> ducklings on the Green River in Auburn. I had 3 additional sightings in
> June and July of that year of a female with a single duckling in the same
> area.
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> I can't say that there is an established population of Mandarin Ducks in
> southwest King County, but I CAN say that they have reproduced.
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> Also that year friends in Kent had several madarins (males and females)
> visiting their yard beneath their bird feeders.
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> A female mandarin can easily be mistaken for a Wood Duck. Who knows how
> many Mandarin Ducks are in SW King County?
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> Marv
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> Marv Breece
> Seattle, WA
> mbreece at earthlink.net
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Marvin S. Hoekstra <mailto:marvin.hoekstra at verizon.net>
>
> To: 'Barbara <mailto:bashafer at nwfirst.com> Shafer' ;
> tweeters at u.washington.edu
>
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:39 PM
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> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Male Mandarin Duck in Federal Way 3-7-08
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> The male mandarin duck was present in the same place today at 3:30 PM. This
> is an impossibly beautiful duck, even surpassing the wood ducks and
> harlequins which I thought were at the pinnacle of duck showiness.
> In view of the distance from home waters, he's obviously an escapee from
> someone's duck pond collection. I would expect the caretaker to be eager to
> recover him.
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>
> Marvin S. Hoekstra
> Sammamish, WA
> marvin dot hoekstra at verizon dot net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara
> Shafer
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 8:32 PM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Male Mandarin Duck in Federal Way 3-7-08
>
> Today we saw a beautiful male Mandarin Duck in Federal Way hanging
> around with a couple of Mallards. He was there yesterday, also. He
> is in a small catch basin pond at the south end of Celebration Park at
> the intersection of 9th Ave. So. and So. 333rd. St. He is absolutely
> gorgeous. Wonder if he will be there for very long!
>
>
> Barbara Shafer
> Seattle, Washington
> bashafer at nwfirst.com
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