Re: Mandarin Duck's (Some Thoughts On,)

["Richard Wood" <rwoodphd at msn dot com>]

Obviously the flamingo IS wild if it's been seen for the past 15 years.
Sheesh.
At some point your escapees become countable.  Just ask the Eurasian
Collared Doves.

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "averyt" <averyt@stu.beloit.edu>
To: <birdtalk@utahbirds.org>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: Mandarin Duck's (Some Thoughts On,)


> I think the line is drawn when it is well known that Tracy
> Aviary keeps several paris, and who knwos about private
> colelctors around the valley.  A species such as Mandarin
> Duck as a wild resident or migrant in Utah is almost
> absolutely out of the question.  The fact is around the
> nation there are escaped birds that pose this problem.  This
> year alonein the midwest there have been sightings of Smew,
> and Tufted Duck, both of which were decided to be escaped
> collection birds.  Also currenlty 2 Great Tits are being
> seen in Racine, WI along Lake Michigan.  THese brids were
> likely form someones personal aviary or a zoo, and when the
> wings weren't kept they caught there chance. Another example
> to look at is Pink Floyd, the Chilean Flamingo.  Can he be
> considered wild?  I mean for the past 10 - 15 years he has
> been parading around Utah, Wyopming, Idaho and Montana, but
> by no means his he an acceptable state record.  The basic
> conclusion is really a hard point to come by; species like
> Eurasian Wigeon, Garganey, Tufted Duck, and several other
> european/asian birds are seen annually along the coasts and
> occaisionally inland, but we dont really here about wild
> Mandarin Duck's.  Im not saying it isn't possible but the
> likely answer is that these such birds are escapes, as with
> most "spectacular rare" sightings.
>
> One Doubtful Birder.
>
> Tim Avery
>
> Tim Avery
> Salt Lake City, UT or Beloit, WI
> http://www.timaverybirding.com
> Ain't Birding Great!
>
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