[birding] Mandarin ducks

[Sally Shaw]

Just wanted to comment about the delight in seeing Mandarin ducks.  Five 
years ago in Iceland, I had the good fortune to horse pack into the 
extreme northeastern corner of the country to the coast.   Imagine how 
thrilled I was when, after a full day of riding, to arrive at our 
destination, a cabin perched over a protected cove, to identify a raft 
of approximately 200 Mandarin ducks!  Sally Shaw


 Hendrik Herlyn wrote:
> Hi Kaynor,
>
> in Oregon, at least (and elsewhere in the U.S.), any Mandarin Duck in 
> the wild is considered an escapee and therefore not officially listable.
>
> In many parts of Europe, however, this handsome duck has established 
> self-sustaining populations and can be counted on various countries' 
> lists (e.g., in Germany, where I currently languish between stays in 
> Oregon).
>
> Listable or not, it is a spectacular bird.
>
> Happy "ducking"
>
> Hendrik
>
>
>
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> --- On *Sun, 3/15/09, Kaynor Heineck /<kaynor at centurytel.net>/* wrote:
>
>     From: Kaynor Heineck <kaynor at centurytel.net>
>     Subject: [birding] duck
>     To: "Birding Willamette Valley" <list at midvalleybirding.org>
>     Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 10:37 AM
>
>     I think I know the answer to this already, but is the Mandarin
>     Duck considered an escapee as far as bird listing is concerned?
>      
>     Kaynor Heineck
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