[wisb] LATE REPORT very probable EURASIAN WIGEON - ASHLAND COUNTY
- From: t ocky <timocky@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisconsin birders <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 10:33:19 -0700 (PDT)
Last Saturday morning I was birding Prentice Park on the west edge of
Ashland. While on the boardwalk at the "duck pond" I noticed a duck a little
smaller than the usual mallards. I saw the black-tipped blue beak and
immediately thought WIGEON, although somewhat unusual for this time of year.
The overall plumage was a reddish brown. I also noted a dark area around the
eye. I took a couple poor photos and the bird disappeared into the
cattails. My daughter was getting married in the afternoon and the photos were
the furhtest thing from my mind. Late Thursday evening, while processing some
other photos, I remembered the Prentice Park bird and sent the photos to Ryan
Brady for ID help. Yesterday morning he called me at work and said he was
pretty sure it was a male EURASIAN WIGEON in eclipse plumage. The photos were
also reviewed by a couple other knowledgeable birders who came to the same
conclusion. Ryan searched for the bird
late in the morning and I looked twice in the early and late evening without
success. I searched 3 times over the course of 3 hours this morning again
without success. There is a good amount of hidden open water in the park, so
I'm not giving up yet, but my hopes that it is still here are dwindling.
Upon checking the early/late arrival dates, I found there are no Wisconsin
sightings of EUWI from late June until mid-October.
Tim Oksiuta
Ashland, WI
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