Greetings All This appears to be a “Madwall” aka Brewer’s Duck aka Mallard x Gadwall. Note size- as big or bigger than Mallard- short tail. Also the head pattern, including brown and purplish hues, is common in this cross as is the birds bill pattern
Steven Mlodinow Longmont CO Sent from my iPhone -- 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/3EEA2558-2BBD-455D-8140-C8E8810E5D32%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
