sorry for any confusion . . . the Gadwall X Mallard combo was Audubon's Brewer's Duck . . .
[email protected] Sebastian T. Patti (Lincoln Park) Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 PHONE: 312/325-9555 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) CELL: 773/304-7488 FAX: 312/325-9017(o) From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] CC: [email protected] Subject: [cobirds] RE: [BIRDWG01] Hybrid Gadwalls Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:13:01 -0600 hmmessage P body.hmmessage As a point of historical/taxonomic/nomenclatural interest, that's the "BREWER'S DUCK" first described by JJ Audubon in his Birds of America from a specimen that he took in Louisiana in 1822 . . . [email protected] Sebastian T. Patti (Lincoln Park) Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 PHONE: 312/325-9555 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) CELL: 773/304-7488 FAX: 312/325-9017(o) Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:17:41 -0500 From: [email protected] Subject: [BIRDWG01] Hybrid Gadwalls To: [email protected] Greetings All, Bill Schmoker and I recently encountered Gadwall x Mallard and Gadwall x N Shoveler along the S. Platte River on Denver's north side. Gadwall hybrid's have as striking tendency to have a pale cheek/capped appearance. Furthermore, the cap often shows some of the bronzy purple iridescence shown by some adult male Gadwalls on their crowns. Sadly, neither lighting nor distance were ideal, but the photos are passable. I am sure that Bill got better photos than I. To see photos of these birds go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36088296@N08/ For other examples of these hybrids, take a peek at http://www.flickr.com/groups/hybridbirds/discuss/72157601790758543/ Good Birding Steven Mlodinow Longmont, COJoin or Leave BIRDWG01: http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=birdwg01 Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwg01.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
