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1.AT PEACE ON QUIET WATER
Ring-Necked Duck (Arizona)
Look for prominant white stripe on chest. (February)
2. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND)Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks (Texas)
Gregarious and not unusual to see them in pairs. (April)
3. LIVINGSTON CITY PARK
Wood Duck (Montana)
The most colorful of ducks. A tree cavity nester. (December)
4. BOSQUE del APACHE
Northern Pintail (New Mexico)
Tan head with a white intrusion is a good field mark. (January)
5. HILL CITY CENTENNIAL MARSH
Northern Shoveler (Idaho)
Shovelers have a white breast and a rusty belly. Opposite coloration from the Mallard. (May)
6. EARLY MORNING GRAZING
American Wigeon (California)
Look for moderate size and a greenish stripe through the ete and down the neck. (December)
7. BOISE PARKS
Gadwall (Idaho)
A plain brownish/gray but with black on the posterior and a brownish cap. (February)
8. PALALTO BAY
Lesser Scaup (California)
Purple head distinguihes them from the greenish headed Greater Scaup. (January)
9. PICABO
Cinnamon Teal (Idaho)
Solid color but with blue wing patches. (May)
10. CHULA VISTA
Ruddy Duck (California)
Male has a bright blue beak during nesting season. A small duck with an erect tail and it is constantly bobbing. (December)
11. BOSQUE del APACHE
Hooded Merganser (New Mexico)
He just swam out from a culvert. The hood is not always extended.(February)
12. ARANSAS PASS
Blue-Winged Teal (Texas)
Look for a white half moon on the face. A smaller duck. (November)
13. MARKET LAKE REFUGE
Western Grebe (Idaho)
The Westerns eye is encased in black. A diver. (May)
14. BRIGHAM REFUGE
Clarks Grebe (Utah)
The Clarks eye is surrounded by white and its body is a lighter tinge than the Western. Clarks (September)
15. ELK ISLAND PROVINCIAL PARK
Red-Necked Grebe (Alberta)
Builds a floating nest and attaches it to a downed log, weeds or stump. (June)
16. CAMAS REFUGE
Eared Grebe (Idaho)
Reddish feathers, in a fan shape, behind a red eye is a good field identification. (June)
17. ARANSAS PASS
Pied-Billed Grebe (Texas)
Look for stripe on beak and white tail feathers. (January)
18. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
Common Moorhen (Texas)
A relative of the Coot but has red on front of face. (November)
19. CAMAS REFUGE
Eared Grebe (Idaho)
Will dive instead of fly to escape. (June)
20. MADISON RIVER
Trumpeter Swan (Wyoming)
Population is recovering after much effort. Differentiate from other swans by a red grin line on the beak. (October)
21. PATAGONIA LAKE
American Coot (Arizona)
Known as a Mud Hen. Very abundant. Red eye and white beak and tail. Notice the blue feet. (February)
22. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
Brown Pelican (Texas)
An ocean bird that soars close to water surface. Dives from air for fish. (Jabuary)
23. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
Brown Pelican (Texas)
They like the posts, in the pier, to sun on. (January)
24. KIDS CREEK
Canada Goose (Burley, Idaho)
They come here because of the feeding of tame resident ducks.(October)
25.BURLEYS KIDS CREEK
Female Common Merganser (Idaho)
The prominent wnite cheek patch helps differentate her from a Red-Breasted female. (March)
26.BRIGHAM REFUGE
White Pelican (Utah)
Has black wing tips. They are very graceful in flight. They will fish in a group by driving the fish in front of them. (May)
27.BRIGHAM REFUGE
White Pelican (Utah)
Very Gregarious. Species that prey together, stay together. (May)
28. HENRY'S LAKE
Barrows Golden Eye(Idaho)
Swimming in an inlet amid the ice. (May)
29. BOSQUE del APACHE
Snow Goose (New Mexico)
Totally white and when in flight (in large groups) they resemble snow drifting down. (December)
30. YELLOWSTONE
Mallard (Wyoming)
Early Morning Reflections. (May)
31. DEAD HORSE RANCH
Redhead (Arizona)
Rounder head and darker body than the Canvasback. (February)
32. BURLEYS KIDS CREEK
Female Canvasback (Idaho)
Female lacks the coloring but has a prominant circle around her eye. One of the larger ducks. (February)
33. BURLEYS KIDS CREEK
Canvasback (Idaho)
Bright white back, red head with a sloping forehead. (February)
34. TWIN LAKES
Common Loon (Idaho)
Would rather dive than fly. (April)
35. TWIN LAKES
Common Loon (Idaho)
One of the most haunting calls of the bird world. (April)
36. TUSCON SEWER LAGOON
Bufflehead (Arizona)
Distinctive, multi-colored head. (February)
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