In Brownsville, TX, every resaca in town has a few BBWDs and they wander up 
on the lawns and just stare at you - no fear, as they say.

Paul O'Brien
Rockville, Mont. Co., MD


In a message dated 6/7/06 10:16:24 AM,  writes:


> In reference to the discussion about whether the duck is a wild vagrant or
> some escaped bird from a collection, please consider that in Florida where
> these birds are fairly common it is not unusual for flocks of them to hang
> around places like golf courses and retirement communities, as these
> places often have the shallow, medium-sized bodies of water the ducks
> prefer.  A flock of them south of Sarasota, for example, hangs out on a
> pond at Misty Creek Country Club with people milling around all over the
> place.  They are known to be wild and wander from pond to pond over a wide
> area.  Others in the state exhibit the same behavior, and are known to be
> quite approacheable.  I would not necessarily use that factor when
> considering the status of this bird, but then again I am not the records
> committee...
> 
> Jay Keller
>