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Subject: [SBB] Black-bellied Whistling Duck
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I just got a call from Caroline Nabeta in Hollister. She reports a 
Black-bellied Whistling Duck from the Ridgemark Golf Course today 
around noon. She noted the pinkish-reddish bill and the black belly. 
The Ridgemark Golf Course is in a private community and access is 
through membership/homeownership, so the bird is not chaseable where it 
was seen. Unlike the Vermilion Flycatcher that Caroline also found a 
few years ago at the same golf course, this duck is on one of the 
interior ponds. Access has not yet been addressed.

Not knowing how to evaluate if the bird appeared to have features of 
captivity, I could not tell her what to look for. If anyone is aware of 
the likelihood of this species being in live collections, has a 
propensity to wander, or how one might assess an apparently mobile bird 
for signs of captivity, it would be helpful if you would post what you 
know.

She will check to see if the bird is still around in the morning and 
will let me know.

Hollister is in San Benito County, south of Gilroy, east of San Juan 
Bautista.

Les Chibana, Palo Alto

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