[Birdnet] Mandarin Duck at Mick Riley Golf Course

[Kristin Purdy]

Keeli,

You're welcome to document any bird you'd like on your list; you get to make 
your own rules for the birds that appear there. My list includes Pink Floyd, 
Big Bird and Larry Bird.

If you wish to follow American Birding Association rules, however, the 
Mandarin Duck doesn't qualify. Your theory about the bird likely being an 
escapee is right. Mandarins have not been proven to have an established 
population in our state and they don't appear on the Utah Birds Checklist. 
Other alien species that have become established due to man's introduction 
efforts (gallinaceous birds like California Quail and Ring-necked Pheasants; 
Eurasian Collared-doves; European Starlings) do qualify for listing under 
ABA rules.

Congrats on seeing such a beautiful duck. The male in all his finery is 
proof that God is an artist.

Kris
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Keeli Marvel
  To: birdnet at utahbirds.org
  Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 11:31 AM
  Subject: [Birdnet] Mandarin Duck at Mick Riley Golf Course


  I know this is a little belated to report, but I saw a Mandarin Duck 
sitting on the bank of a pond at Mick Riley Golf Course, near Murray Park 
last wednesday while I was doing Canada goose surveys.  At first glance I 
thought was that it was a wood duck, because it was so colorful, but when I 
pulled out the binos it was all wrong for a wood duck, and had the white 
face and the other markings just like a Mandarin. I was wondering if this 
was a bird I should report on my bird list, or if it is most likely an 
escapee from an aviary or zoo or something.

  Keeli Marvel




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