Arizona
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
 (L 20" WS 32" WT 1.6 lb)
Ranges from Alaska, west Canada,
much of the U.S. thru Mexico to
the west coast of Central America.
Sweetwater Wetlands
13Nov09
female
Hunting is not a proper
employment for a thinking man.
     (Joseph Addison)
Mareca in Portuguese
means
small duck.
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Bob
Sundstrom
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Andersen
Macaulay
Library
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