Mareca (Wigeons and allies)

QUAKES: EARTHQUAKE! 2.0M Earthquake 17 Kilometers Southwest of Petrolia 2:08 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/feb/13/#incident-1137361">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; HIGHWAY 101 OFF RAMP 1:04 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/13/#incident-1137363">VEHICLE INVESTIGATION &#8212; B ST 1:01 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2026/feb/13/#incident-1137360">FIRE ALARM &#8212; SMITH LN 12:51 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/feb/13/#incident-1137362">AUDIBLE ALARM &#8212; 5200 block of MAD RIVER PARKWAY EAST 12:49 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/13/#incident-1137366">ABANDONED AUTO &#8212; 2400 block of SUMMER ST 12:48 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/13/#incident-1137364">BURGLARY ALARM UNCLASSIFIED COMMERCIAL &#8212; 4100 block of BROADWAY ST 12:43 a.m.

Mareca strepera. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mareca is a genus or subgenus of duck in the family Anatidae that includes the wigeons.

Species: Mareca penelope (Eurasian wigeon)

Species: Mareca americana (American wigeon)

Species: Mareca strepera (Gadwall)

Hybrid: Mareca americana × penelope (American × eurasian wigeon)