Posted by steven kaplan on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00
The guy who released the exotics also released some natives. The Green-winged Teal female is supposedly an injured release and cannot fly. The Northern Shovler female, Northern Pintail male and the Redheads stay all year around and most likely released. The Wood Ducks might originally have been released but they seem to migrate. The two native whistling ducks are also probably releases that stay all year but in past years wild versions also landed in the pond and intermingled with them and who left and who stayed is unknown (none were banded). Mallard hybrids, mute swans and Barn yard geese are all released. Muscovy and Egyptian Geese are like the rest in the state. The emu is a natural bird that flew in one year. LOL