Hi Folks!
I saw one on Schoolhouse Pond in Upper Marlboro a number of years ago. I believe it is common in waterfowl collections.
Jim
Jim Stasz North Beach MD <jlstasz...>
Phil Davis <pdavis...> wrote:
>MD/DC Birders: > >Yesterday, a Common Pochard was identified on the Vermont/New York >border, see below. > >Although it being an escaped waterfowl is always a possibility, I >would suspect that natural origin from Eurasia is more likely. >Vagrants occur rarely in western Alaska and even more rarely in >Canada. There is one accepted record from California. This is the >first report for Eastern North America. It was with a Tufted Duck >(!). One of these days, we may find one in Maryland ... check those >waterfowl flocks! > >Here are some more details on the VT/NY sighting ... > > http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=message;id=578639 > >If you are not familiar with this Eurasian species, it looks like a >cross between a Redhead, a Canvassback, and a Ring-necked Duck. > >Here's a reference image of a pair ... > > http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=188&Bird_Image_ID=20938&Bird_Family_ID=&p=25Here >are some reference links ... > >... and here are some reference links ... > > http://sdakotabirds.com/species/common_pochard_info.htm > > http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/1046/_/Common_Pochard.aspx > >BTW, it's pronounced like ... POACH erd ...here's a link to a >pronunciation recording ... > > http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pochard > >Happy New Year! > >Phil > > > >>From: <staff...> >>To: <pdavis...> >>Date: 1 Jan 2013 17:33:22 -0600 >>Subject: NARBA Update: Common Pochard >> >>Phil, >>Vermont: On Jan 1 Ron Payne and Ian Worley photographed a Common >>Pochard at the Champlain Bridge in Addison, VT. The duck was first >>thought to be a Redhead, but Jeremiah Trimble identified it as a >>Common Pochard. >>Map: http://goo.gl/maps/otovP > >================================== >Phil Davis Davidsonville, Maryland USA > mailto:<PDavis...> >================================== > > >-- >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group 'Maryland & DC Birding'. >To view group guidelines or change email preferences, visit this group on the web at http://www.mdbirding.com >Posts can be sent to the group by sending an email to <mdbirding...> > >
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