| Common Name: | Wigeon, Eurasian | | Scientific Name: | Anas penelope | | Family: | Anatidae (Swans,Geese,Ducks) | | Area: | Talking Water Gardens - Albany, Oregon | | Date: | November 10, 2014 | 
Eurasian Wigeon males share the light colored forehead and crown with their cousins the American Wigeon. However they are uncommon along the West Coast, usually seen in singles mixed in with American Wigeon. | 
Huddleston Pond - Willamina, Oregon - - -January 21, 2014 | | Reference: | The Sibley Guide to Birds of Western North America by Sibley / Birds of the Willamette Valley Region by Nehls, Aversa and Opperman / Birds of Oregon by Burrows & Gilligan |
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