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Learn how to identify American Wigeon, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. A common and increasingly abundant duck, the American Wigeon breeds in northwestern North America and is found throughout the rest of the continent in migration and in winter. ... American Wigeon Range Map...
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www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Wigeon/id
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Wigeon/id
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American Wigeon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The American Wigeon (also American Widgeon or Baldpate ), Anas americana is a species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas . If this is split up, all wigeons will go into their old genu...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Wigeon
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The rare Eurasian Wigeon is very similar in female, immature and eclipse male plumages and is safely distinguished only in flight by its gray, not white, axillars, and sometimes by the lack of contrast between head and back plumage. ... American wigeon Anas americana...
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www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i1370id.html
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Description of birds found in Washington state ... A small duck with a short bill and round head, the American Wigeon has a reddish-brown body, and a speckled grayish head that is plain in females and boldly patterned in males. Its bill is blue-gray with a narrow black border at the base, and its feet are dark gray.
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www.seattleaudubon.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=66
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The American Wigeon, or "Baldpate," is a wary bird, taking flight the instant it is disturbed. Flocks rise straight up from the surface of the water, uttering their whistling calls. They are often seen on marshy ponds in the company of diving birds such as coots, Redheads, and Canvasbacks.
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www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordnum...
www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordnumber=bd0390
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Migrating and Wintering: American wigeon are among the earliest waterfowl to reach their wintering grounds. Wigeon in Alaska and western Canada migrate along the Pacific Flyway and winter around Puget Sound and into California.
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www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlgallery/18/index.html
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American Wigeon: Medium dabbling duck, brown body with white crown, large green ear patch extending to back of head, buff washed breast and sides, and white belly. White shoulder patches visible in flight. Black-tipped pale blue bill. ... The American Wigeon can be found practically all over the world,
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identify.whatbird.com/obj/94/_/American_Wigeon.aspx
identify.whatbird.com/obj/94/_/American_Wigeon.aspx
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Photo of American Wigeon, range maps, and facts about this bird's habitat, diet, and physical traits. ... American Wigeon ; Information; Length: 18 - 23"; Habitat:; Breeding habitat: Freshwater marshes, lakes, slow-moving streams, marshy sloughs, ponds.
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www.nenature.com/AmericanWigeon.htm
www.nenature.com/AmericanWigeon.htm
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