How to identify Mexican Ducks in the field
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Ted Floyd
Jun 30, 2020, 2:06:26 PM6/30/20
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Hey, all.
Now that you can put the Mexican Duck on your list[*], you probably want to know how to identify the species... ;-)
Earlier this year, Colorado birding experts Jack Bushong and Steve Mlodinow provided this outstanding resource to the birding community:
https://www.aba.org/mexican-duck/
Jack efficiently covers the basics of field identification, and then goes into some of the intriguing side issues: molt, hybrids, and even intersex individuals. Steve then provides a carefully curated and annotated "photo salon" of plumages and seasonal variation likely to be encountered in Colorado (and elsewhere).
Earlier this year, Colorado birding experts Jack Bushong and Steve Mlodinow provided this outstanding resource to the birding community:
https://www.aba.org/mexican-duck/
Jack efficiently covers the basics of field identification, and then goes into some of the intriguing side issues: molt, hybrids, and even intersex individuals. Steve then provides a carefully curated and annotated "photo salon" of plumages and seasonal variation likely to be encountered in Colorado (and elsewhere).
Enjoy!
Ted Floyd
Lafayette, Boulder County
[*]I mean, it's cool to try to identify birds even if they don't "count," whatever that means. But hey...
[*]I mean, it's cool to try to identify birds even if they don't "count," whatever that means. But hey...
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