A couple of Eurasian Wigeon were seen a few weekends ago, on the auto tour. I was there looking for them, but they must have been in the cattails, the several minutes I was scanning for them. They never came out. Then this past Saturday, I went to Ledge Rd to find the Surf Scoter. On my way home, I heard that another Eurasian Wigeon was seen by the educational center. I missed out on that one as well. Today it was seen again and when a friend text me about it, I decided to leave work and try for it. When I arrived, I saw several people way in the back northern corner, that appeared to be scoping. By the time I got over there, it had flushed into the cattails and I never got a look at it. Less than 30 seconds later, it flew back into the open water along with two American Wigeons and a Gadwall. Finally, another life bird! He was hanging out with a pair of American Wigeons early on, but I lost him for awhile. I started walking back and I looked to opposite side of the trail and there he is, with a group of Blue-winged Teal. I never saw him fly across the path, but he was over there. He sure is a beautiful bird. The photos below are from today. Enjoy!
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