Ducks
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Ducks are Waterfowl, along with Geese, Swans, and others. NOTE: Initial Description taken from [Merlin][1]
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Wood Duck
(Aix sponsa)
American Black Duck
(Anas rubripes)
Mallard Duck
(Anas platyrhynchos) The quintessential duck within most of its range, found anywhere with water, including city parks, backyard creeks, and various wetland habitats. Males have a green head, chestnut breast, and gray body. Females are mottled brown with orange and black splotches on the bill. White wingbars on the front and trailing sides of the blue wing patch are bolder compared to those on American Black Duck and Mottled Duck.
Canvasback
(Aythya valisineria)
Attractive duck with distinctive triangular head; forehead slopes seamlessly into the long bill. Males are white-bodied with black chest, reddish-brown head, and red eye. Females are dull grayish-brown with unique head profile and dark brown eye. Breeds in lakes and marshes. Winters in any large body of water with submerged aquatic vegetation on which to feed. Dives frequently, searching for vegetation and invertebrates. Often gathers in large flocks in nonbreeding season.
Redhead
(Aythya americana)
Ring-Necked Duck
(Aythya collaris)
Greater Scaup
(Aythya marila) This attractive diving duck often gathers by the thousands on lakes or bays in the winter. Dives to reach submerged aquatic vegetation. Nests on marshy freshwater ponds and lakes. Slightly smaller than a Mallard with rounded, puffy head. Males have reddish-brown head, straw-yellow eye, and gray body. Females are plain brown overall; a lighter blonde color than scaup and Ring-necked Duck. Best separated from Canvasback by rounded head and the male's darker gray body. About the size of Greater Scaup, but slightly larger than Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Duck—this can be helpful when they are together in mixed flocks.
Lesser Scaup
(Aythya affinis)
Long-Tailed Duck
(Clangula hyemalis)
Ruddy Duck
(Oxyura jamaicensis)
