ronvan3 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Seen in southeast Virginia in mid-late November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Eurasian Wigeon. Although I'm not sure what to make of the seemingly green spot behind the eye. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Colton V said: Eurasian Wigeon. Although I'm not sure what to make of the seemingly green spot behind the eye. I don’t think we can eliminate hybird here. There are some photos of hybrids that look just like Eurasian, but they just have a bright white forehead. That could explain the green patch. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Connor Cochrane said: I don’t think we can eliminate hybird here. Yeah, that's what I was worried about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronvan3 Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 More pics and one zoomed out to see the other birds in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronvan3 Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 43 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: I don’t think we can eliminate hybird here. There are some photos of hybrids that look just like Eurasian, but they just have a bright white forehead. That could explain the green patch. Do the above photos help narrow down the possibilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 That second photo looks like a Eurasian Wigeon but I’m far from an expert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) In the last photo, you can see it’s hanging out with a bunch of American Wigeons. I agree with @Connor Cochrane that this is a American x Eurasian hybrid. Edited July 6, 2021 by Seanbirds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I see no reason to call this a hybrid from these photos. Pure Euros can show that green patch. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 9 hours ago, Colton V said: green spot behind the eye The dark area behind the eye on some male EUWI is green: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/39670051 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/203849601 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/208749701 Sometimes, it is extensive: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/72917061 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/303581501 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 9 hours ago, blackburnian said: I see no reason to call this a hybrid from these photos. Pure Euros can show that green patch. 9 hours ago, Tony Leukering said: The dark area behind the eye on some male EUWI is green: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/39670051 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/203849601 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/208749701 Sometimes, it is extensive: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/72917061 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/303581501 Oh, I didn’t know that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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