{"id":3339,"date":"2010-11-09T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/?p=3339"},"modified":"2018-04-07T21:29:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T04:29:05","slug":"no-problem-no-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/birdaz.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/09\/no-problem-no-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"No Problem! No Problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve never had any trouble identifying female Eurasian Wigeon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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That should be the sort of prideful proclamation that precedes a tumble, but in fact, it’s a shame-faced confession. Put another way, I’ve never managed to find a female wigeon that I thought problematic.<\/p>\n

And that, sadly, has nothing to do with skill or experience; it bespeaks rather a willingness to simply overlook any wigeon that doesn’t stick out conspicuously as one species or the other. I suspect that I’m not alone in this: even where Eurasian <\/strong>is relatively frequent among the flocks of Americans<\/strong>, as it is here in even the most urban parts of Vancouver, it’s just so much easier to look for a dark-headed female (or a drake!), ignoring the more subtle birds. And there must be more subtle birds.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in joining me in my resolve to start paying attention to female wigeon, have a look at a fine article by Jessie Barry and Cameron Cox<\/a>; I’m not convinced that every character proposed there holds up for every bird, but they provide an excellent checklist of features to look at when examining a potentially difficult bird.<\/p>\n

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This morning at Jericho Park, Vancouver.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve never had any trouble identifying female Eurasian Wigeon. That should be the sort of prideful proclamation that precedes a tumble, but in fact, it’s a shame-faced confession. Put another way, I’ve never managed to find a female wigeon that I thought problematic. And that, sadly, has nothing to do with skill or experience; it … <\/p>\n

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