Hybrid Teal. Photo by Greg Gillson
Washington County Bird Highlights: 2007
Pure
Western Gulls
are rare annual winter visitors in the county. John Rakestraw saw one on January 26 at Fernhill Wetlands, and Greg Gillson spotted 2 there on January 27. Hybrid Glaucous-winged x Western Gulls are common in winter and can appear very similar to either parent species.
Hybrid American x Eurasian Green-winged Teal at Fernhill Wetlands on January 27, 2007, by
Greg Gillson
A hybrid
American x Eurasian Green-winged Teal
was at Fernhill Wetlands on 27 January where Greg Gillson was able to get a photograph. Hybrids are more common than pure Eurasian Green-winged Teal (Common Teal). Both are occasional or perhaps rare annual visitors in the county, fall through spring. There are at least 12 records of pure Eurasian Teal from Washington County just in the years 2000-2006. [Same bird seen again in February.]
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