Date: 4/13/26 7:14 pm From: Dan office mac 2025 <editor...> Subject: BB Whistling Duck in City of Linn, Washington County
I saw a couple photos and tracked down information on a Black-bellied Whistling Duck in the City of Linn in Washington County. This would be a county record.
It was spotted and photographed at 4:33 p.m. today as it stood in a driveway and walked into a yard.
The photographer, Marcia Richardson of Linn, took a couple pictures of the duck in her neighbor’s yard. She said it looked like a statue at first, but then she saw its head move. She approached it to take pictures and it walked a bit. A car went by and flushed it and she didn't see it again.
I didn’t hear about it until a couple hours later when I was on my way to a meeting. On my way home, I stopped by the Linn Lagoons and drove around Linn, but saw nothing of interest.
I’ll submit info to Chuck for the county record.
-Dan
Dan Thalmann
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