Mareca (Wigeons and allies)

FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2025/dec/26/#incident-1121146">DISPERSE &#8212; 13TH ST 6:31 a.m.
OUTAGE: Power Outage in Benbow; 4 Customers Affected 6:22 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/dec/26/#incident-1121145">DISTURBANCE MAN WOMAN &#8212; FOURTH ST 5:58 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2025/dec/26/#incident-1121144">OUTSIDE ASSIST/AFD &#8212; 3400 block of MARTHA CT 5:49 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2025/dec/26/#incident-1121143">OUTSIDE ASSIST/AFD &#8212; 900 block of 8TH ST 5:46 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Northbound / Southbound 101 Lane Closure 5:44 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Northbound / Southbound 101 Lane Closure 5:44 a.m.

Mareca penelope. Photo: (c) Riley Walsh, 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)