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Confirm if Eurasian Widgeon

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Posted by Harry Harris on December 16, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Confirm if Eurasian Widgeon
I captured this image at Bolsa Chica, CA November 27th and I think it is an Eurasian Widgeon.
I would like to confirm please.
Posted by Jim DeWitt on December 16, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Eurasian Wigeon, probably an immature male. Nice capture.
Posted by Richard Ditch on December 16, 2011 at 3:11 PM
Yes, a Eurasian Wigeon. A few show up on both coasts each year mixed in flocks of American Wigeons. We even get 1-2 a year here in AZ, although none have been reported from the "usual" places yet this year.