[Tweeters] Harlequin Duck

[Tom Benedict]

Harlequin Ducks spend their fall and winter in the water, usually rocky salt water, and their breeding season in alpine forest. It’s not unusual to see them in small creeks on Mt Rainier with young.

I must confess, however, that I’ve never seen one on a wire. That must have been interesting.

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA


> On Apr 17, 2023, at 11:56, <itomas at onebox.com> <itomas at onebox.com> wrote:

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> 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.

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> Thanks,

> 

> Tomas Walsh

> 

> Fall City, WA

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