We sure have heard about a lot of Eurasian wigeons this spring; it is usually rarer than that. Troy Shively sent me a photo of a drake that seems to be intermediate in plumage---striking cream-colored crown and pinkish breast, but no facial rufous; it shows no white rump patch, but it's an iffy photo. The NGS guide opines that Eurasian "hybridizes regularly with American Wigeon." It would be good if observers could take extra careful looks at wigeons that show merely a pale yellow crown, so we'd have a better idea about what's really around. I am certainly guilty of not checking out this species more carefully when I see the yellowish forecrown way out in the distance. Has anyone else noticed hybrids? Bill Whan Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]