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Pintail vs. Widgeon
« on: November 11, 2008, 11:26:05 AM »
How do you tell the differences while in flight?

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Re: Pintail vs. Widgeon
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2008, 11:28:18 AM »
Pintail is much longer (and the tail is distinctive) and the white wing plates on the widgeon are real easy to pick out.

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Re: Pintail vs. Widgeon
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2008, 11:48:06 AM »
Really?  I hope you aren't saying you have trouble with this.  i have always found that to be very easy to pick the two apart.

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Re: Pintail vs. Widgeon
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2008, 06:07:31 PM »
those hen pintails look just like gadwall...  :dunno:
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Re: Pintail vs. Widgeon
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2008, 06:16:13 PM »
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/duckdist/index.htm

check this out, it may help.
to be honest i dont know for sure what i look at to distinguish the two these days, it is just second nature at this point.  the length of the body is a good key though.
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Re: Pintail vs. Widgeon
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2008, 06:32:49 PM »
Anybody ever see a Spigeon?
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Re: Pintail vs. Widgeon
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2008, 10:36:48 PM »
Anybody ever see a Spigeon?

You saying sprig/wigeon?  A friend of mine shot a mix of a mallard and pintail 2 years ago....  It had a green head and odd chest coloration but the kicker was the "pin" tail...  He never even mounted the bird let alone take pictures of it......

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Re: Pintail vs. Widgeon
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2008, 02:52:10 PM »
should'nt be hard to tell at all  :rolleyes:.....but the long neck usually stands out at "Ozone" distances....plus the bird is much bigger......a hen pin doesnt look much like a gad too me but.......................

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Re: Pintail vs. Widgeon
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2008, 01:39:05 PM »
the drakes should be pretty easy to tell apart but in the early morning the hens can be difficult to tell apart

 


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