Ducks, Geese, Swans

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="096d4c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Fauna and Flora of Kerr County, Texas</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Fauna and Flora of Kerr County, Texa"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Anh"><U>Loons, Grebes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Anhinga</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbill, Stork"><U>Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbill, Storks, Vultures</U></A>   |   <B>Ducks, Geese, Swans</B>   |   <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons"><U>Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id95.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grouse, Turkey, Quail, Rails, Cranes"><U>Grouse, Turkey, Quail, Rails, Cranes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id96.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls, Terns"><U>Shorebirds, Plovers, Gulls, Terns</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Doves, Pigeons, Cuckoos, Owls, Nightjars"><U>Doves, Pigeons, Cuckoos, Owls, Nightjars</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodp"><U>Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Flycatchers, Shrikes, Vireos"><U>Flycatchers, Shrikes, Vireos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jays, Crows, Ravens, Lark, Swallows, Mar"><U>Jays, Crows, Ravens, Lark, Swallows, Martin</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id101.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chickadee, Titmouse, Verdin, Bushtit, Nu"><U>Chickadee, Titmouse, Verdin, Bushtit, Nuthatches, Creeper, Wrens</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kinglets, Gnatcatcher, Thrushes, Mocking"><U>Kinglets, Gnatcatcher, Thrushes, Mockingbird, Thrashers, Pipits, Waxwing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Warblers"><U>Warblers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tanagers, Sparrows, Grosbeaks, Cardinals"><U>Tanagers, Sparrows, Grosbeaks, Cardinals, Buntings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blackbirds, Finches"><U>Blackbirds, Finches</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduced, Feral and Exotic"><U>Introduced, Feral and Exotic</U></A></div> <div> Ducks, Geese, Swans</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, </B><I>Dendrocygna autumnalis</I></div> <div> After years of false alarms from escaped Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, the first surely wild birds since the days of Howard Lacey were found at Flatrock Lake County Park on 26 October 2002. It was just a matter of time considering their outright abundance in Kendall County. Two adults were present with 12 young (tg; photos).</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="f888ee60.jpg" border=0 width="398" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, </B><I>Dendrocygna autumnalis</I></div> <div> Flatrock Lake County Park, Texas 27, 26 October 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Canada Goose, </B><I>Branta canadensis</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="f57f3da0.jpg" border=0 width="243" height="218" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Canada Goose, </B><I>Branta canadensis</I></div> <div> Individuals of one of the Giant races, and one of the Lesser races, part of a captive flock, some apparently </div> <div> showing characteristics of hybridization, perhaps with Barnacle Goose.</div> <div> Bear Creek Ranch, Bear Creek Ranch Road, 27 September 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>American Wigeon, </B><I>Anas americana</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="b834ce70.jpg" border=0 width="332" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>American Wigeon, </B><I>Anas americana</I></div> <div> Part of group of six, near dusk, below dam at Ingram Dam Lake, 6 October 2002</div> <div> <I><B>photos </B></I><B>©</B> <I><B>by tony gallucci</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>