Mareca americana
Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Subfamily Anatinae
Other names: Baldpate, American Widgeon
♂ Adult male.— Forehead and top of head white; sides of head blackish; rest of head and neck buff, speckled with black; back brown; wing with a broad white patch; speculum metallic-green, bordered with velvety black; upper breast and sides chestnut; rest of under parts white; bill and feet slate.
♀ female and Immature male ♂.— Top of head blackish; back dusky, barred with buff; speculum black; throat and neck buff, streaked with dusky, breast and sides reddish-brown, with dusky spots on the breast; rest of under parts white; bill and feet brown.
The Widgeon is a migrant through New York and New England, common in the lower Hudson Valley, uncommon off Long Island, and in New England. It occurs in September and October, and in April. The male may be known by the white forehead; care must, however, be taken not to confuse the female Scaup, a diving duck, with the Widgeon.
Hoffmann – A Guide to the Birds of New England and Eastern New York (1904)
Spelling could be Widgeon or Wigeon. Wigeon is the most common nowadays.