I've heard some silly assed names, but with increasing regularity, I see this one. It most be from a specific area of the country. The Atlantic flyways and the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays are big BIG waterfowl areas and I've never seen that term until recently. ALL Blue Geese have white heads to varying degrees. Now I've certainly seen my fair share of juvenile lesser and greater Snow Geese confused with the Blue Goose. This one seems like a request for a female peacock or a female bull. I know our language is degenerated with the "hip hop" rap crap, but does our waterfowl hunting have to go the same way?
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Hey George, the nick name came from the central flyway. I can remember the term used here in Texas from back in the early 80's. It is mostly and correctly used (to a certain degree) when applied to the big mature birds that have the blu cresting at the back of the bead and then naturally an all white head. The other funny one is mowhak blues. That is when the blue color runs upthe neck and tapers across the top of the head. Here in Texas they are pretty common just as much as sprig, suzie, greenhead, bandit (widgeon), speckle belly, bullcan (canvasback) and bluebill.
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I'd gotten two other emails telling me similar things. Now I know.
Ring bill, Saw bill, Whistler, Gray duck, hell diver,and these have been around longer then any of us. Must be the Hip Hop Rap Crap. LOL