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i killed a duck very similar to that opening morning. Its body looked a little more like a hen though, and his head was greener. The body was just brown. No colors toward the tail like that.

I am a topwater, so I ate him

Any time you kill a "crossbreeded" it counts as the lessor value as far as the ducks go. You must be able to determine this though! That duck would have counted as a balpate to me

Looks like a drake mallard that hasn't fully molted in breeding plumage. You know they look like hens all summer long. But the dark breast has me wondering.

Wingman wrote:Looks like a drake mallard that hasn't fully molted in breeding plumage. You know they look like hens all summer long. But the dark breast has me wondering.

I say his momma was confused and hanging around the projects, therefore it is an accident and the duck was also confused, he wanted to die

BR549 wrote:That is a mallard/wiegion cross. No black mallard in that duck
Look at his feet and bill wrong colors for a black.
Not that rare really. I've got two mounted! Have seen several
more in the last 45 years or so. Also have 2 black mallard/wegion
cross breeds. Same head on a black body

na I don't see that

Looks like it has widgeon in it also to me..

its a blawidgelard. And if you listen closely, after every quack, there will be a whistle. It't sounds like a mallard with a bad lisssssssssp.

LawDawg wrote:its a blawidgelard. And if you listen closely, after every quack, there will be a whistle. It't sounds like a mallard with a bad lisssssssssp.

rbl763 wrote:

BR549 wrote:That is a mallard/wiegion cross. No black mallard in that duck
Look at his feet and bill wrong colors for a black.
Not that rare really. I've got two mounted! Have seen several
more in the last 45 years or so. Also have 2 black mallard/wegion
cross breeds. Same head on a black body

na I don't see that

I agree. Which picture do you see the feet in? What color bill do you think a black duck has? Name one feature on that bird that looks like a widgeon.

First guess would be a drake that has some molting issues. Possibly a hybrid.

When in doubt go with what wingman says.

Blackduck wrote:

rbl763 wrote:

BR549 wrote:That is a mallard/wiegion cross. No black mallard in that duck
Look at his feet and bill wrong colors for a black.
Not that rare really. I've got two mounted! Have seen several
more in the last 45 years or so. Also have 2 black mallard/wegion
cross breeds. Same head on a black body

na I don't see that

I agree. Which picture do you see the feet in? What color bill do you think a black duck has? Name one feature on that bird that looks like a widgeon.

First guess would be a drake that has some molting issues. Possibly a hybrid.

When in doubt go with what wingman says.

The coloration on the head with the green stripe looks like a wideon..

cool looking hybrid. congrats.

cwinkler wrote:

Blackduck wrote:

rbl763 wrote:

BR549 wrote:That is a mallard/wiegion cross. No black mallard in that duck
Look at his feet and bill wrong colors for a black.
Not that rare really. I've got two mounted! Have seen several
more in the last 45 years or so. Also have 2 black mallard/wegion
cross breeds. Same head on a black body

na I don't see that

I agree. Which picture do you see the feet in? What color bill do you think a black duck has? Name one feature on that bird that looks like a widgeon.

First guess would be a drake that has some molting issues. Possibly a hybrid.

When in doubt go with what wingman says.

The coloration on the head with the green stripe looks like a wideon..

Thats what a mallard drakes head looks like during the warm months. That duck does not a have any Widgeon in him. The belly is the only thing in question to me.

looks like ducks you find on the res

i think it is just a greenhead?? def not a mix with a black

I think it is a cross between a kentucky blue grass and a cannabis weed.Play 18 on it and then get blitzed in the afternoon. In all seriousness I think it is what we call an eclipse mallard (not in full plumage). Shot a few down on the coast.