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European wigeon
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12/21/20 02:43 PM
12/21/20 02:43 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,899 American In the Pyrenees; Fran...
swift4me
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I came across a great video of these ducks. They are very much like our wigeon except for a few shades of rust and a different voice. They migrate from northern Europe all the way to Morocco. The birds in the video are obviously in need of water and a rest in migration for this woman to get so close to them. You can hear the difference in their call. Here in France we call them "siffleurs" which mean whistlers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD6rTTclZlgPete
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Re: European wigeon
[Re: swift4me]
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12/21/20 10:04 PM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 763 NW Oregon
remrogers
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About ten years ago, my wife and I were at a local pond in the spring and I saw what looked like a widgeon, but the coloration didn't look right. It was with about thirty birds that were American Widgeon. Looked it up and found it to be a European Widgeon. Sucker was a long way from Europe. This sighting was in NW Oregon
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Re: European wigeon
[Re: swift4me]
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12/21/20 10:25 PM
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MJM
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My Dad and I shot a few in Spain when I was a kid. Not a lot, but few.
"Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."
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Re: European wigeon
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12/21/20 11:20 PM
12/21/20 11:20 PM
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Posts: 796 Labrador, Canada
crosspatch
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Shot 1/1 young female Oct. 1983 and got one in a 'rat floater late Oct. a few years ago also young female. Some speculation a few now breeding North America recent decades - been regularly wintering St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada for maybe 30 year now along with tufted ducks (Eurasian equivalent of ring necked duck). Easiest way (except for cost) to prove N.A. breeding for both species is to satellite collar in St. John's to see where there they go in spring. Most likely speculated source for Newfoundland ducks, of both species, is Iceland where they both breed.
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Re: European wigeon
[Re: swift4me]
#7100198
12/22/20 12:43 AM
12/22/20 12:43 AM
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Joined: May 2010
Posts: 2,686 Alaska
drasselt
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I was talking duck hunting with an Irish guy and we agreed wigeon are great eating, both kinds. He blew me away when he told me they have no limit, can bait ducks, no shooting hours etc etc. I told him we'd get thrown in jail hunting like that! He said he shot 27 one day but that was a while ago when he knew a lot of elders that loved to eat duck.
you can vote your way into socialism, but you will have to shoot your way out.
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