Hello Ontbirders. While viewing the male Eurasian Wigeon at Presquile yesterday I stumbled upon another 'Eurasian'-type wigeon. I will post the photos to the OFO website when I get a chance and while none of them are stunning they will hopefully get the point across (digiscoped photos of course). The bird hung out with the other American Wigeon and at times seemed to have a genuine affinity to the male Eurasian Wigeon. Both birds were in the marshes opposite Campground Office. I find it interesting that no one else has mentioned anything about this bird after so many have looked for and seen the male Eurasian Wigeon. I have not seen photos of the reputed hybrid Eurasian x American Wigeon from Elevator Bay in Kingston about a month back and can't help but wonder if this could be the same bird? Stranger things have happened. I look forward to any comments on the photos after their up. The bird does not sound anything like what was reported from Port Rowan today. There are plenty of great websites to further your knowledge on the subject of hybrids within these 2 species and here are a couple I found:
http://greennature.com/article183.html http://www.flickr.com/groups/hybridbirds/discuss/72157601805249895/ Today while sifting through the hundreds of Goldeneye at the end of Fruitland Rd. in Stoney Creek I picked out the hybrid male Barrow's x Common Goldeneye with Mark Field. Directions: Fruitland Rd. in Stoney Creek is reached off of QEW to Niagara. Presquile P.P. is found by going through Brighton, Ontario. Andrew Keaveney Field Biologist/Ornithologist, Bird and Wildlife Guide 519-835-8894 (cell) "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir "Live, eat, breathe birds" ~ Twitcher _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
