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Posted by Larry Manfredi on 13:30:43 10/30/07
I saw the adult male Eurasian Wigeon this morning along with many other ducks. There is a flock of Long-billed Dowitchers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, two American Avocets, Glossy Ibis and White Ibis. A Peregrine Falcon flew over and flushed all of the ducks as well as a Northern Harrier. The ducks did not mind too much and returned to feed.
Great find by Roberto Torres as this seems to be the first record of Eurasian Wigeon for Miami-Dade County! It also may represent the farthest south record for the continental United States! I have attached one photo showing an American Wigeon side by side with the Eurasian Wigeon. I have two photos on my website here:
http://southfloridabirding.com/html/recent_rarities..htm
It is amazing that I was able to get any photos, the wind was blowing at 30 MPH or more, plus I got rained on pretty heavily. The photos that I took were digiscoped which makes it even harder.
Larry Manfredi
Homestead, FL.
E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net
http://www.southfloirdabirding.com
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