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From: mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Eurasian Birds in N.A.
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Date: 27 Feb 89 00:48:34 GMT
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In article <1958@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, john@nmtsun.nmt.edu (John Shipman) writes:
 > I don't have the reference right here in front of me, but I'm
 > fairly sure _American Birds_ has printed several reports of
 > Eurasian Wigeon breeding in Alaska, and possibly as far south as
 > coastal Washington.  It shouldn't be too hard to find wintering
 > in northern California: try Golden Gate Park (southernmost lake
 > in Chain of Lakes has been good).

	I don't know about nesting records, especially in the lower
48 states, but Eurasian Wigeon is certainly a "relatively" numerous
wintering bird in coastal central California. The sightings seem to
have increased in recent years and I'm not sure if this is due to an
actual increase in the population or more skilled and alert observers.
At one point, the Northern California Rare Bird Alert put out this
transcript; "Eurasian Wigeon sightings are too numerous to mention."

Mike