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MuskyHunter
10-10-2007, 03:25 PM
Spotted this guy mixed in with some great looking Greenheads and Blacks.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/Ford460Redneck/004.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/Ford460Redneck/005-1.jpg
duckin82
10-10-2007, 03:30 PM
id say mallard/black mix or black/gadwall mix, sure is a cool looking duck though
MuskyHunter
10-10-2007, 03:34 PM
I couldn't get the best pick of the breast, but the white patch it much bigger than a normal mallard neck band. It sure did stand out though.
duckin82
10-10-2007, 03:35 PM
i think that would make for a pretty neat mount,i bet it dont taste too bad neither:D
MarshallH
10-10-2007, 05:44 PM
Not sure, but it would be going on the wall if i shot it thats for sure
emcee
10-10-2007, 05:54 PM
We call 'em Park Ducks, they come in all colors. :p
George Zahradka
10-10-2007, 06:20 PM
No doubt a park duck............
MuskyHunter
10-10-2007, 06:23 PM
Not near any parks, was spotted on Lake Michigan. Never heard of a farm duck/black duck mix.
waterfowladdict1
10-10-2007, 07:58 PM
Definately a farm duck. Unless its a dead give away like a mallard/pintail or something obviouse its a park duck. Its no black mallard thats for sure, if it was where would that white patch come from.
SethH
10-10-2007, 08:23 PM
Ya the white patch is what throws me. Something says wigeon/mallard but its anybodys guess.
okbandman
10-10-2007, 09:02 PM
farm duck, use to have a few that looked like that.
Nick Bury
10-10-2007, 09:20 PM
Its definatly a cool looking bird but I have no idea to what it would be!
Joe Fladeland
10-10-2007, 09:28 PM
No doubt a park duck............

I agree,

Maybe a black/park duck mix. One of those infamous Blark ducks. Very rare.
Rich Good
10-11-2007, 06:33 AM
A park / farm duck
MuskyHunter
10-11-2007, 02:01 PM
For all of the waterfowl I have seen here, I have counted very few if any park ducks. Our park ducks are just big fat lazy mallards that eat white bread and potato chips. Closest farm to where I spotted this bird is a good 30 miles at least. Very few people around here even raise birds on farms. For the most part, its nothing but cows and a few horse farms.
snowhunter23
10-11-2007, 07:46 PM
That would be a cool bird to get mounted
RWE
10-11-2007, 10:37 PM
"Tamey" aka: farm/park/lake duck.....
George Kuhns
10-12-2007, 09:49 AM
If it lands in my spread... it's jerky. Enough said. We had some white geese and canadas with yellow legs decoy into us early season. We suspected canada and tame bird mixes.
Corey Sorensen
10-12-2007, 12:01 PM
Like Phil Robertoson said in one of his movies..."Shoot it, ground check it, ask what it is then ask if you reckon we can eat it"!!!!!!
redleg06
10-12-2007, 12:10 PM
Not trying to be a smart a#$ but considering ducks migrate thousands of miles 2 times a year, I dont think flying 30miles is going to be an issue. ;)


For all of the waterfowl I have seen here, I have counted very few if any park ducks. Our park ducks are just big fat lazy mallards that eat white bread and potato chips. Closest farm to where I spotted this bird is a good 30 miles at least. Very few people around here even raise birds on farms. For the most part, its nothing but cows and a few horse farms.
MuskyHunter
10-12-2007, 02:05 PM
I agree, but park ducks dont really leave here since there is open water and people feeding them daily. These things rarely even fly across the park ponds much less fly miles.

Not trying to be a smart a#$ but considering ducks migrate thousands of miles 2 times a year, I dont think flying 30miles is going to be an issue. ;)