Date:         Fri, 4 Feb 2000 21:54:11 -0500
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From:         Arlene Ripley <aripley@NESTBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Unusual American Wigeon
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At 06:32 PM 2/4/00 , Paul O'Brien wrote:
>At Violette's Lock on the Potomac today (Feb. 4) there was an American W=
igeon
>with a yellow face, including cheeks and throat.  The typical green patc=
h
>behind the eye was normal and the crown was white, but had a wedge of da=
rk
>gray running down the middle of the rear crown.  There was also a wedge =
of
>gray extending from the neck forward below the auriculars.  Strange bird=
.  I
>once saw one with an almost entirely straw-colored head.  There's a funn=
y
>gene knocking about in these Wigeons.

Paul,

I read the above with interest. I had a similar AMWI at Flag Ponds in
November. I have a photo of it at <http://www.nestbox.com/amwi.htm>.






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