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[Beardawgdrake]

My name is Jeff and I live in Ridgefield, Washington, USA. There is a great wildlife refuge nearby and it is awesome for birdwatching. I recently spotted a solitary duck with a solid black head and green eye patch with a defined tan stripe on top of its head. The body was also mostly solid black. Unfortunately I didn’t get a photo of it. I think perhaps it was a widgeon/ringneck hybrid. Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[delia todd]

Hi Jeff and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. I've taken the liberty of moving your post to the ID forum, as I think you'll get the help you need there.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[Beardawgdrake]

Thank you!

 

[KC Foggin]

Hi there Jeff and a very warm welcome to you from me in Myrtle Beach, SC. I sincerely hope you have a great time mingling around us

 

[qwerty5]

Maybe look at Green-winged Teal. A Ring-necked Duck x Wigeon hybrid would be very unlikely I think, given one is a diving duck and the other is a dabbler.

 

[KC Foggin]

Possibly a Dabbler/Diving Duck?

 

[01101001]

Was it far enough to make this seem like solid black (the thumbnails even looks solid black on the small phone screen unless you zoom in)?

Male american wigeon

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American wigeon

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American Wigeon

This adult male American Wigeon is a rarity in Japan. It was associated with a flock of Eurasian Wigeon. These two wigeon species, the Chiloe Wigeon of South America, the Gadwall and the Falcated Duck have recently been moved from the genus Anas...

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(American Wigeon - BirdForum Opus)

 

[rkj]

This sounds to me like some kind of domestic duck. Its origin might be of Mallard or Muscovy Duck stock, or perhaps a hybrid between the two.

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum.

 

[Beardawgdrake]

It was close enough to see that the head and most of the body were solid black. I didn’t have a good angle on it to take a picture from my car. The green eye patch wasn’t very big and the tan stripe was clearly defined and extended the entire top to back of the head.