[Tweeters] Redhead at Ridgefield NWR

[Dennis Paulson]

Hello, tweets.

I dithered over the identification of a duck we saw on the canal along the auto tour route at Ridgefield NWR on 23 September, but now I’m convinced that it was a juvenile Redhead, surprising to see it there. It was very plain light brown all over with a slightly more reddish-brown head, dark gray bill with black tip, and yellow-orange eyes. I wondered if that species might be uncommon enough there to merit reporting, so I’m doing so! At least no one has reported it there on eBird this fall.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle