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Watching Waterfowl

Watching Waterfowl. Identifying Ducks. Waterbirds that are NOT Ducks . . . Loons Family Gaviidae. Common Loon, breeding. Red-throated Loon, winter. More non-ducks . . . Grebes Family Podicipedidae. Horned Grebe. Pied-billed Grebe. Red-necked Grebe. Pied-billed Grebe. More Non-ducks . . .

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Watching Waterfowl

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  1. Watching Waterfowl Identifying Ducks

  2. Waterbirds that are NOT Ducks . . .LoonsFamily Gaviidae Common Loon, breeding Red-throated Loon, winter

  3. More non-ducks . . . GrebesFamily Podicipedidae Horned Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe

  4. More Non-ducks . . . Double-crested Cormorant Common Coot

  5. Even more non-ducks Red Phalarope Common Moorhen/Gallinule

  6. Classification of WaterfowlFamily Anatidae (ducks, geese, & swans) • Subfamily Anserinae • Whistling or Tree Ducks • Swans & True Geese • Subfamily Anatinae • Dabbling or surface-feeding ducks (e.g., Mallard) • Pochards (e.g., Canvasback) • Sea Ducks • Stiff-tailed Ducks

  7. Swans Tundra/Whistling Swan Mute Swan

  8. Geese Brant Canada Goose

  9. Snow/Blue Goose

  10. Puddle Ducks • habitat is fresh, shallow water • feed by dabbling or ‘tipping up’ • very rarely dive • explode into flight off the water • only ones to be seen in cropland

  11. Mallard

  12. American Black Duck Note silver underwing-lining in flight

  13. Common Pintail

  14. Gadwall • ‘gray mallard’ • black rump • often a white patch towards rear

  15. Wigeon European Wigeon American Wigeon

  16. Shoveler

  17. Blue-winged Teal

  18. Green-winged Teal

  19. Wood Duck

  20. Diving Ducks • frequent larger, deeper lakes • use large feet as rudders and landing gears • frequently dive to great depths • usually run across surface to take off

  21. Canvasback Note bill profile

  22. Redhead Mixed flock

  23. Ringneck Note white shoulder patch

  24. Greater Scaup rounder head greenish gloss white in wing extends nearly to tip females nearly identical Scaup Ducks Lesser Scaup • peaked head • purplish gloss • white in wing extends halfway to tip

  25. Goldeneye

  26. Bufflehead

  27. Ruddy Duck

  28. Common Merganser

  29. Red-breasted Merganser

  30. Hooded Merganser

  31. Surf Scoter

  32. White-winged Scoter

  33. Black Scoter

  34. Eiders King Eider Common Eider

  35. OldsquawLong-tailed Duck

  36. Harlequin

  37. A word about waterfowl...

  38. Have you quacked up yet? Or, are you feeling simply ducky?

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