widgeon
noun
wid·geon
variant spelling of wigeon
: any of several freshwater ducks (genus Mareca): such as
a
: an Old World duck (M. penelope) having a large white patch on each wing with the male having a reddish-brown head and buff crown
b
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Canvasback Duck Distribution Unlike pintails, widgeon, and green-wing teal, canvasback ducks are almost exclusively a bird of North America, found in all four flyways.
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M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
Duck hunters look for teal, widgeon and pintails that feed on small invertebrates and vegetation in the shallows.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2022
No more snipe whistling in the meadow, no more piping of widgeons and chattering of teal as darkness covers the marshes; no more whistling of swift wings when the morning star pales in the east?
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
The flock of perhaps 30 widgeon dipped low over the decoys swaying in the current of the tidal slough.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2020
Cheyenne, our old lady of a Lab, now retired, retrieved a single widgeon once after a long day of jump shooting.
—Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2021
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M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
Duck hunters look for teal, widgeon and pintails that feed on small invertebrates and vegetation in the shallows.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2022
No more snipe whistling in the meadow, no more piping of widgeons and chattering of teal as darkness covers the marshes; no more whistling of swift wings when the morning star pales in the east?
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
The flock of perhaps 30 widgeon dipped low over the decoys swaying in the current of the tidal slough.
—Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2020
Cheyenne, our old lady of a Lab, now retired, retrieved a single widgeon once after a long day of jump shooting.
—Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2021
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“Widgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widgeon. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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