Eurasian Wigeon – Darlington Park

_MG_7733 — Female Eurasian Wigeon at Darlington Park 10-26-12

After work today I went to Darlington Park in Bergen County NJ looking for a female Eurasian Wigeon that had been reported on eBird. Reports said that the bird was among 15 American Wigeon. I was happy to see that the birds were still present. It took me a little while to figure out which one was the Eurasian Wigeon, but once I did it was pretty obvious. I wonder if I had happened upon this group of birds without any prior knowledge if I would have picked out the Eurasian Wigeon among the American Wigeons? I’m not so sure I would have, or if I did I probably would not have had a clue what it was. Here are some photos from the day – I was disappointed because it was yet another very gray day that I was out birding in…

_MG_7713 — The female Eurasian Wigeon and this male American Wigeon were inseparable. They followed each other all around the lake.

_MG_7857 — Female Eurasian Wigeon and Female American Wigeon.

_MG_7917 — All of these birds seemed to have some vegetation hanging off their bills at one time or another.

_MG_7813 — A couple pairs of American Wigeons.

There was also a couple of Pied-billed Grebes present. One was larger and light colored while the other was darker and smaller – noticeably shorter at all times. I really enjoy these birds, I had fun just watching them interact with one another.

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