Mandarin duck Milwaukee: Birdwatcher spots rare, vibrant bird at Wisconsin park

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Look previous the Mallards and you may see one chicken that does not fairly match the remainder of the flock.

John Kaspar captured a video of a Mandarin duck close to South Shore Park in Milwaukee final weekend.

“It was like hitting the jackpot. Completely sure,” Kasper mentioned.

Kasper has been birdwatching for years.

This explicit duck has different birders and neighbors speaking, and posting gorgeous footage and movies of it.

“While you’re an avid birder, to see one thing that is a model new chicken — one thing that may be very uncommon to us, not to mention right here in Wisconsin — it was a thrill,” he mentioned.

This vibrant duck is often present in Japanese Asia with some in Western Europe, California, and Florida.

The Wisconsin DNR believes the one noticed in Milwaukee is unlikely from the wild and extra doubtless a captive chicken that escaped a zoo or non-public assortment.

Now, should you go to the park, you may see a flock of chicken watchers hoping to catch a glimpse of the fella in Wisconsin, WTMJ reported.

“You realize, two days in a row with nothing,” mentioned Helen Erickson, from Waukesha.

“I at all times describe it as grownup Pokémon. You exit, type of simply trying to find new ones and new ones on a regular basis,” mentioned Andrew Nordstrum.

Nordstrum was amongst these out searching for the uncommon duck. He actually received into birding in the course of the pandemic.

“I have not seen him. I talked to a few different birders that have been down right here that noticed him yesterday. They mentioned that is the place he was so I am heading in the right direction,” Nordstrum mentioned.

Nordstrum mentioned the journey is a part of the enjoyable.

“It is simply all of the extra candy whenever you lastly do,” he mentioned.