chicago_chris 0 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Flew into pond with a bunch of other mallards. Some redheads, megansers, gulls also in pond. Assumed it was a mallard until I reviewed this photo. Head seems like something other than Mallard to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlexHenry 1,820 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Gadwall, yes. Note the gray head and body. Also the white underwing coverts, and the white patch in the secondaries (pretty obvious if the upperwing is seen in flight, though tough to see from below - will include the photo with a red arrow pointing to the white secondary patch, a great field mark for flying Gadwalls of both sexes). 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jefferson Shank 2,675 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Gadwall, yes. Note the gray head and body. Also the white underwing coverts, and the white patch in the secondaries (pretty obvious if the upperwing is seen in flight, though tough to see from below - will include the photo with a red arrow pointing to the white secondary patch, a great field mark for flying Gadwalls of both sexes). agreed 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phalarope713 787 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Looks like a female MALL to me. The white patch in the secondaries you referenced could just be the lower border of the speculum. Also the head and bill look better for female MALL. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlexHenry 1,820 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 13 minutes ago, Phalarope713 said: Looks like a female MALL to me. The white patch in the secondaries you referenced could just be the lower border of the speculum. Also the head and bill look better for female MALL. Yeah you might be right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jefferson Shank 2,675 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Looks like a female MALL to me. The white patch in the secondaries you referenced could just be the lower border of the speculum. Also the head and bill look better for female MALL. Yes, you're right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hasan 492 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Female Gadwall has a striking white belly in flight, ergo this is not a Gadwall 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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