IORC Record 2019-046

Form: Fulvous Whistling-Duck
County: Monroe
Location: Adjacent to Mississippi River levee roads near Merrimac
Date(s): 13 September to 5 October 2019
Number of birds: 23
Remarks: Wally George initially found two adults with eight young on 13 Sep 2019. Ben Murphy and Wayne Hochstetler found another pair with young on 14 Sep 2019. On 15 Sep 2019, Travis Mahan reported a total of 23 birds: two adults with eight young plus two adults with nine young as well as two more adults. The record provides evidence that may indicate the species bred in the state, in which case it would be the first documented occurrence of such breeding.

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Committee votes and comments from the 1st Circulation

Documentation submitted:

Photographs submitted: two by Wally George, four by Geoffrey A. Williamson, three by Travis Mahan

Photo #1 by Wally George on 13 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

Photo #2 by Wally George on 13 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

Photo #3 by Geoffrey A. Williamson on 21 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

Photo #4 by Geoffrey A. Williamson on 21 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

Photo #5 by Geoffrey A. Williamson on 21 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

Photo #6 by Geoffrey A. Williamson on 21 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

Photo #7 by Travis Mahan on 15 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

Photo #8 by Travis Mahan on 15 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

Photo #9 by Travis Mahan on 15 September 2019 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

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