We went to Padilla Bay today and by 4 p.m. there were
no European Wigeons and few Wigeons of any kind.

RCC
--- SGMlod at aol.com wrote:

> Greetings All
>
> I know that the Boundary Bay area sometimes gets
> staggering numbers of
> Eurasian Wigeon on CBCs, so obviously earlier this
> is mid or early winter.
>
> However, in Padilla Bay, it is clear that numbers
> build in Feb, and that peak
> numbers are present in Feb/Mar. I can't say why.
> Maybe some are imms that
> went from that less scrutible plumage to the more
> obvious ad male. But still,
> there seems to be some real change. I suspect it is
> a staging ground.
> Interestingly, much smaller numbers appear in
> Feb/Mar in Klamath, the only eastside
> location in Oregon/Washington to regularly (well,
> sometimes) get double digit
> counts.
>
> Cheers
> Steven Mlodinow
> Everett WA
>
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