Eurasian Wigeon - Taylor Sturm
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Location

Crab Meadow Beach
Suffolk, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 40.9290128, -73.3249855
Age and sex
Adult Male - X

Observation details

*uncommon but regular/local bird which retreats to saltwater when Fresh Pond freezes. Sitting in inlet next to AMWI, then flushed and landed in the surf just west of inlet. Seen well in flight: chestnut-colored head with cream-colored forehead/crown; neck and breast salmon colored contrasting cold gray back and sides; light colored belly/undersides and black butt; large white wing patches with green specula. Photos.

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