variants
or widgeon
plural wigeon or wigeons or widgeon or widgeons
: any of several freshwater ducks (genus Mareca): such as
a
: an Old World duck (M. penelope) having a large white patch on each wing with the male having a reddish-brown head and buff crown
b
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Haugen is seeing more and more Eurasian wigeon, which are rare ducks for most of us.
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
Along the way around Lake Murray, walkers can take in wildlife, such as migrating American wigeon and Canada geese, which congregate near the lake’s recreation area.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
To Oregon Sports Hall of Famer Nick Roberston of Portland, who scored three ducks (gadwall, mallard drake and wigeon) on the last day of the duck season — with one shot, his latest three-pointer.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023
An Eurasian wigeon, two redheads, and two lingering laughing gulls at Acoaxet, a possible Bell’s vireo at the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust Ocean View Farm Reserve and a prairie warbler at the Egypt Lane Ponds in Fairhaven.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
Along the way around Lake Murray, walkers can take in wildlife, such as migrating American wigeon and Canada geese, which congregate near the lake’s recreation area.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
To Oregon Sports Hall of Famer Nick Roberston of Portland, who scored three ducks (gadwall, mallard drake and wigeon) on the last day of the duck season — with one shot, his latest three-pointer.
—Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023
An Eurasian wigeon, two redheads, and two lingering laughing gulls at Acoaxet, a possible Bell’s vireo at the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust Ocean View Farm Reserve and a prairie warbler at the Egypt Lane Ponds in Fairhaven.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
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“Wigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wigeon. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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wigeon
noun
wi·geon
variants
or widgeon
plural wigeon or wigeons or widgeon or widgeons
: any of several freshwater ducks with a large white patch on each wing
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