What’s a commercial bred of duck doing in Central Park?  For years there have been Pekin /Mallard duck hybrids up by the Pool, who always fool first year birders who try to find them in their guides.  But on Sunday, I saw a new pure bred farm duck in the fenced in area south of Turtle Pond.

Is this duck an escapee from a slaughter house or an Easter chick who grew too big for a household?