Re: Eurasian Wigeons Don't Exist

["Steve" <scompton@sc.rr.com>]

Dennis,

I have had the same luck down here in SC,
where there used to be regular reports at Magnolia Gardens,etc. I used to
think American Golden-plovers were legendary until I photographed 20+ at
Orangeburg,SC this fall.

Good birding,
Steve Compton
Summerville,SC
mailto:scompton@sc.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Burnetted@aol.com>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 5:30 PM
Subject: Eurasian Wigeons Don't Exist


> Carolina Birders:
>
> After many years of chasing them, Lynn and I have concluded that Eurasian
> Wigeons don't exist. "I just saw one on North Pond; hurry." "They're easy
to
> find in that big lake in Wilmington right now." Away we go on another wild
> goose (duck?) chase, only to be skunked again. However, on the off chance
> that all the reports of this phantom species are not part of a great hoax
> played on unwary birders, we are going to try yet again to add one to our
> life lists. If someone spots one in the Carolinas this winter, would some
> kind soul post the particulars so that we can receive our annual dose of
> humiliation?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dennis
>
> Dennis Burnette
> Greensboro, NC
> burnetted@aol.com