Surfing Buddies
American Wigeon:
Quiet lakes and wetlands come alive with the breezy whistle of the American Wigeon, a dabbling duck with pizzazz. Breeding males have a green eye patch and a conspicuous white crown, earning them the nickname "baldpate." Females are brushed in warm browns with a gray-brown head and a smudge around the eye. Noisy groups congregate during fall and winter, plucking plants with their short gooselike bill from wetlands and fields or nibbling plants from the water's surface. Despite being common their populations are declining.
The oldest American Wigeon reported was at least 21 years and 4 months old. It was originally banded in Washington State in 1952 and shot in Nebraska in 1973.
from allaboutbirds.org
Surfing Buddies
American Wigeon:
Quiet lakes and wetlands come alive with the breezy whistle of the American Wigeon, a dabbling duck with pizzazz. Breeding males have a green eye patch and a conspicuous white crown, earning them the nickname "baldpate." Females are brushed in warm browns with a gray-brown head and a smudge around the eye. Noisy groups congregate during fall and winter, plucking plants with their short gooselike bill from wetlands and fields or nibbling plants from the water's surface. Despite being common their populations are declining.
The oldest American Wigeon reported was at least 21 years and 4 months old. It was originally banded in Washington State in 1952 and shot in Nebraska in 1973.
from allaboutbirds.org