Washington County Bird Highlights: 2007
American Wigeon hen at Jackson Bottom Wetlands, July 27, by
Greg Gillson
American Wigeon chicks at Jackson Bottom Wetlands, July 27, by
Greg Gillson
A first county breeding record of
American Wigeon
was a hen and 6 chicks seen at Jackson Bottom Wetlands July 21 (Greg Gillson). Dennis Manzer was able to observe them on July 22. Cursory research finds no breeding records of this species in all of western Oregon. Amazingly, two hens with 5 and 6 chicks were there on July 30! A rare annual summer visitor within the county, an
American Wigeon
was at Tualatin River NWR from July 19 to August 4+, but with no evidence of breeding activity (Erik Knight, Greg Gillson).
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