Natural History Wanderings

The Alameda Post

While we can see ducks throughout the year in Alameda, some species leave in thespring to raise their young in other places and return in the fall to winter in our waters. Wigeons are one of the partial-year species. Most of them leave in April to breed in western Canada and then return in September or October, although a few do stay here each summer. While here in winter, they often feed at night. During the day they hang out in fresh water or at sheltered spots at the edge of the Bay, so look for them in ponds, including the lagoon near the beach at Crab Cove and the edge of the water at Elsie Roemer as well as multiple ponds and marshy areas throughout the East Bay.

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