Male.
Female.
Choate says wigeon is from the French vigeon, for a whistling duck. Possibly from the Latin vipeo for small crane.
American Wigeon
Published January 14, 2020 Fieldnotes 1 CommentTags: birding, birds, Brooklyn, Bush Terminal Park
Tags: birding, birds, Brooklyn, Bush Terminal Park
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I’ll have a wigeon more duck.