I have photos of him and his sidekick (the smaller Mallard) "Spike" - Margaret Barker and I used to feed them out of the side door of the old Lab of O.
He mysteriously disappeared one day…I think he was getting a little too "friendly" for the liking of some. --Terry ================ On Nov 6, 2012 , at 6:56 PM, Bill Evans wrote: > Greetings Cayugabirders, > > This is a sentimental post for a large farm Mallard that was furtively > released on the main pond at Sapsucker Woods back in the 1990s, when I was > formally associate with the Lab of O.... when it was lodged in the old > building with a staff of 50 or so. There were a few mallards that lived on > the pond year-round and one was larger, a domestic hybrid of some sort. I > realize “Mongo” has likely long ago passed to humus, but I wonder if anyone > has recollections of this fine individual and if there is any knowledge of > his fate? > > Bill E > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --