Re: Mandarin Duck

[r5dmg2y02 at sneakemail dot com]

If you would like to see pictures of them look here:

http://www.utahbirds.org/featarts/2004/MandarinDuck.htm

:)

Eric Dawes


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On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 17:39, Dave Hanscom hanscom-at-cs.utah.edu |utahbird| wrote:
Are you sure it wasn't a wood duck?  I went down there a few weeks ago
> when someone reported seeing a mandarin, and found only wood ducks.  I
> know that wood ducks are common in the pond on the other side of 7th east,
> and the ones I saw swam into the culvert headed in that direction.
> 
> Dave Hanscom
> 
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Robert Elliott wrote:
> 
> > Feeling lucky, yesterday I stopped at the Kinkos on 33 S. and 7 E. and
> > found a gorgeous drake Mandarin Duck.
> > The apricot color was absolutely stunning. I got 3 views- swimming,
> > perched on a rock and flying.
> > All I can say is WOW!
> >
> > Ive been told by local experts that they have been breeding here for
> > 10+ yrs.
> > So my ? is this.
> >  Are they countable since they are not on the new 2004 checklist?
> > Letitia
> 
> 
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