Posted by John Boyd on July 12, 2001 at 11:36:12:
In Reply to: Shiny Cowbirds, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, etc. posted by John Boyd on July 11, 2001 at 09:49:53:
It seems my Fulvous WD (which I only saw the head of a couple of days
ago) is not Fulvous after all.
Today I saw the whole duck, and its clearly not Fulvous. It has a
speckled breast, the wings aren't right, etc.
I've never seen a West Indian Whistling-Duck, but this bird could well be
one. I took photos.
The bird was still present at 11am. It likes to hide
in the grass around the pond. Note that the pond
itself is off limits, but you can watch from the gate.