For anyone who hasn't already heard there is a Common Shelduck
near Boston that is probably wild. Some people on the MA list are
talking about other reports that were blown off cause of the remote
possibility of them being escapes and why they were not given a closer
look. It's to bad the one that was at Jamaica Bay about 10 years ago
wasn't scrutinized more. In my opinion it was probably a wild bird
since it was immaculate and had no bands on it's legs.
Andrew v. F.
Block
Consulting Field Biologist & Eco-tour Leader
37 Tanglewylde Avenue
Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
Phone: (914) 337-1229; Cell: (914) 886-5124; Fax: (914) 771-8036
"When the last individual of a race of living things
breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before
such a one can be again..." - William Beebe,
first Curator of Birds, Bronx Zoo
"Crikey! Have a look at that!"
- Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter
"Just like the white winged dove sings a song, sounds like
she's singing whoo, baby...whoo...said whoo" - Stephanie
L. Nicks, Edge of 17, Bella Donna
