Waterbirds that are NOT Ducks... Loons Family Gaviidae Common Loon, breedingRed-throated Loon, winter.

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Waterbirds that are NOT Ducks... Loons Family Gaviidae Common Loon, breedingRed-throated Loon, winter

More non-ducks... Grebes Family Podicipedidae Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe

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

Even more non-ducks Common Moorhen/Gallinule Red Phalarope

Classification of Waterfowl Family 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

Swans Mute Swan Tundra/Whistling Swan

Geese Canada Goose Brant

Snow/Blue Goose

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

Mallard

American Black Duck Note silver underwing-lining in flight

Common Pintail

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

Wigeon American Wigeon European Wigeon

Shoveler

Blue-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

Wood Duck

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

Canvasback Note bill profile

Redhead Mixed flock

Ringneck Note white shoulder patch

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

Goldeneye

Bufflehead

Ruddy Duck

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Hooded Merganser

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Eiders Common Eider King Eider

Oldsquaw Long-tailed Duck

Harlequin

A word about waterfowl...

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