Please read the above, which may exonerate me from a spanking, or may double the punishment. joe
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Joe Roller <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks to Mark Silverstein who sent this nice photo of a Storm Wigeon to > the RBA, which I tried to forward to Cobirds. > If the photo does not show up in this thread, I will forward it to those > who request it. > > Comment: > This is a nice example of a "Storm" Wigeon, not shown in most field > guides, but known to some birders, > hunters and taxidemists. This form shows a pale or "bald' head, not just > the" pate" and is a genetic variant, > not a hybrid. The head is pale except for the usual bold green blaze from > the eye to the back of the head. > > *For more details, look up "storm wigeon" on line*. There are nice > comparisons of a normal plumage Am Wigeon > next to the Storm Wigeon variant at the link "Greg in San Diego." The > Denver Museum of Natural History two American Wigeons, > (Storm Wigeon variant plumage) in its collection, where they are on > display in a glass case on the 3rd floor. > > The origin of the name "Storm" Wigeon is hotly debated. Most authorities > agree that the name derives from > its association with "Storm's Taxidermy Shop" in Walla Walla Washington, > where Sam Storm and his wife, > Wendy, had this American Wigeon color variant on display in the window of > their shop. In fact other hunters who were lucky enough > to plink similar individuals soon began to take them to be mounted there, > and it became quite an impressive display, with multiple > similar birds. The local name became "Storm's Wigeon," > and then shortened to its present day form, Storm Wigeon. The Latin name > would be "*Anas Americana thunerstormei*." > This color variant seems to pass through Washington State in early April, > often as early as the first day of April. > > Joe Roller, > Denver > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Joe Roller <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 9:47 AM > Subject: Fwd: storm wigeon > To: Colorado Birds <[email protected]> > > > I am forwarding this from Mr. Silverstein, who sent this message and photo > to the RBA. > > Joe Roller, Denver > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mark Silverstein <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 8:34 AM > Subject: storm wigeon > To: [email protected] > > > Joyce: > > > > On Saturday 3/29 I took this photo at Bluff Lake in Denver. I sent it > to the ID forum on whatbird.com to ask what it was that I had > photographed, and I was told it's a rare storm wigeon. Fran Haas said I > should forward this to you. > > > > --Mark Silverstein > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUChGFaydZ4xjFOGPmF%3D2B4hPgfeogn4mwmaqiSCWwSXJA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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