I looked for the reported female Eurasian wigeon also, and saw four birders there today also looking for it (3 separate groups).  All birders expressed that it appeared to not be present, and all noted the 3 American wigeon.  I wrote off the 3 wigeons as Americans, with preliminary looks via bins.  I'm skeptical about my ability to identify female Eurasians, but wish I had studied more before I left.  After the others left I looked again at the wigeons more carefully, using my scope.  They never lifted any wings so all I had was views of them swimming or resting.  I took a few digiscope pics with my phone, and when I got home and studied them more carefully, one of the females is puzzling, and in a couple of the photos it appears she may be a Eurasian.  I am unsure and wonder if one of the birds I saw was the same as what Eric saw.

I don't know him or doubt the report.  Since there was obvious interest in other birders trying to see it today, perhaps the reporter (Eric) could provide more details about how they identified the bird, and if there were other wigeons, etc.  Did anyone else get any photos?

I had a nice consolation prize.  I saw a female diver with the Ring-necks which was an odd color (warm brown head but wrong somehow).  After a careful look in the scope I realized it was a female Redhead(!) and I got a couple digiscope phone pics.  Also of note, one of the birders said they saw a Canvasback, but I could not locate it.

Cheers-
Jeff Shenot
Croom MD

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