Garganey at Crex Meadows

Eurasian duck rare in North America

April 26, 2014 at 2:24AM

A male Garganey, a Eurasian duck species rarely seen in North America, was found Friday at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area just north of Grantsburg, Wisconsin. The bird was seen on a pond at the intersection of County Road F and Able Road. County F goes north from the city of Grantsburg. Able Road is about a mile past County D, the road on which the Crex Nature Center is located. The bird was on the pond at 7:30 Friday night.

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