[MDOsprey] early birds and odd duck on the Mall
Robert Weiner (rweiner@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu)
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 12:51:29 -0400 (EDT)
A slow hour on the Mall produced a couple of Fall arrivals -- 1-2
yellow-rumps in a small mixed warbler flock with 2 magnolias and a
chestnut-sided, and a lone junco.
The odd duck was hanging out on the island at constitution gardens with
mallards, peking ducks, and various hybrids thereamong. At first I
thought it was a mallard X black duck, based on its chocolate back, black
head, and yellow bill. then it turned around to reveal a large white area
on the breast, so it is most likely a black X "mallard" or perhaps of
even more dubious provenance (mallard X dark exotic?).
Robert Weiner (rweiner@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu)
International Business Department
George Washington University
Washington DC 20052
202 994 5981