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Mallard hybrid at Meeker Slough
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Melani King
Today I saw a Mallard hybrid while birding Meeker Slough in Richmond. Does anyone have any idea what this mallard has hybridized with? Photo is on my eBird report.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S80164267 Melani King Pt. Richmond
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Bob Lewis
Hi Melani,
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https://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2019/01/hybrid-ducks-are-common.html calls this a "Bibbed Mallard" and says it's a cross between a mallard and a domestic farm duck "of some sort." I found a couple of images of very similar ducks on the web, but no good documentation of ancestry. Bob Lewis Berkeley
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From: EBB-Sightings@groups.io <EBB-Sightings@groups.io> On Behalf Of Melani King Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2021 6:59 PM To: EBB-Sightings@groups.io Subject: [EBB-Sightings] Mallard hybrid at Meeker Slough Today I saw a Mallard hybrid while birding Meeker Slough in Richmond. Does anyone have any idea what this mallard has hybridized with? Photo is on my eBird report. https://ebird.org/checklist/S80164267 Melani King Pt. Richmond
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Hilary Powers
On 1/30/2021 6:58 PM, Melani King
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Today I saw a Mallard hybrid while birding Meeker Slough in Richmond. Does anyone have any idea what this mallard has hybridized with? Photo is on my eBird report. https://ebird.org/checklist/S80164267 That russet chestnut is interesting - but I'd be surprised if
it's anything but a domestic Mallard mashup.... There are so many
many possibilities. -- -- ~ Hilary Powers - Hilary@... - Oakland CA ~ ~ www.salamanderfeltworks.com; www.Etsy.com/shop/SalamanderFeltworks ~ ~ Needle Felted Sculpture - Real and Fantasy Creatures ~
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Melani King
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I’m going to change my eBird report to Mallard (Domestic) for this one.
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I do think it’s a pretty duck! -Melani King Pt. Richmond
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