Earlier today Ben Dixon, Nick Kachala, and I saw a female Red-crested Pochard on the East Pool at Wilson Hill WMA, among a large group of wigeon, Redhead, and Ring-necked Ducks as viewed from the Wilson Hill Causeway. I assume that this bird is an escapee, but an admittedly less than exhaustive online search this afternoon turned up no information about this species in New York. I am interested in hearing from anybody who has specific information about how frequently Red-crested Pochards are kept in captivity in New York or regionally, or how often they are seen in the state.
Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
