In my understanding, Harlequin Duck breed along fast moving
mountain streams. In the spring these birds migrate from saltwater
wintering sites to high altitude breeding sites. I suppose this bird was
taking a break during this migration.

You can see the breeding range map
<http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/harlequin_duck#> for our state on
BirdWeb.

On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 11:57 AM <itomas at onebox.com> wrote:


> Question...Yesterday, a duck awkwardly landed on a wire right in front of

> my deck which is across the street from the Rutherford Slough in Fall City.

> The duck was kind enough to sit there long enough for me to go inside for

> binoculars, books and laptop computer and, according to all the pictures I

> could find, it was a Harlequin Duck. Is that really possible? I thought

> they were not in this area...and yes, there are Buffleheads in the water

> but this was not one of them.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tomas Walsh

>

> Fall City, WA

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