<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">yes, in the summer I find Harlequin Duck on the headwaters of the American River just over Chinook Pass. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Chris Kessler</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Seattle<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 1:11 PM Stephen Elston <<a href="mailto:stephen.elston@gmail.com">stephen.elston@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">In my understanding, Harlequin Duck breed along fast moving mountain streams. In the spring these birds migrate from saltwater wintering sites to high altitude breeding sites. I suppose this bird was taking a break during this migration. <div><br></div><div>You can see the <a href="http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/harlequin_duck#" target="_blank">breeding range map</a> for our state on BirdWeb. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 11:57 AM <<a href="mailto:itomas@onebox.com" target="_blank">itomas@onebox.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p>Question...Yesterday, a duck awkwardly landed on a wire right in front of my deck which is across the street from the Rutherford Slough in Fall City. The duck was kind enough to sit there long enough for me to go inside for binoculars, books and laptop computer and, according to all the pictures I could find, it was a Harlequin Duck. Is that really possible? I thought they were not in this area...and yes, there are Buffleheads in the water but this was not one of them.<br><br>Thanks,</p>
<p>Tomas Walsh</p>
<p>Fall City, WA</p>
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