Yes, Seward Park is now home to two Muscovy ducks that were abandoned by
their owners.
We have been trying to capture them and take them to an appropriate
wildlife recovery/adoption group.

Ed Dominguez

Naturalist, Seward Park Audubon
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Mechejmch <mechejmch at aol.com> wrote:

> Muscovy ducks were the scourge of the grandkids (including yours truly) at
> Grandma's house.
> They always displayed nasty attitudes, and who knows why? Identity crises,
> perhaps?
>
> Joe Meche
> Bellingham
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ivana Halvorsen <winesnob10 at yahoo.com>
> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 6:11 am
> Subject: [Tweeters] Re: red faced cormorant?
>
> I saw two of these birds at Seward Park yesterday - black with red eye
> bands and very stocky feet. They sat on this trash dumpster for a long
> time and were not disturbed by runners, cars, etc. The only bird in my
> Sibley Field Guide that looked close to me was the red faced cormorant -
> can anyone confirm? A picture (bad one from my cell phone) is attached - i
> have more as well.
>
> Link to photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/13443746 at N08/?saved=1
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