1. MN Diving Duck Identification
Diving Ducks
MN Diving Duck
Identification

2. Oldsquaw

3. Oldsquaw Much White on the Body Unpatterned Dark Wings Needlelike Tail
Dark Cheek

4. Canvasback

5. Canvasback Reddish-Brown Head White Back Slopping Bill
Light Gray Sides and Belly
Red Eyes

6. Redhead

7. Redhead Bill Blue with Black Tip Bright Red Head Gray Back
Black Chest and Rear End

8. (Also known as Bluebill)
Lesser Scaup
(Also known as Bluebill)

9. Lesser Scaup
Dark Purple-Colored Heads
White Sides
Yellow Eyes

10. (Also known as the Ringbill)
Ring-necked Duck
(Also known as the Ringbill)

11. Ring-necked Duck Bright Yellow Eyes Dark Body and Wings
White Ring on Front of Bill

12. (Also known as Bluebill)
Greater Scaup
(Also known as Bluebill)

13. Greater Scaup Head, Neck, and Breast Black
Head with Greenish Iridescence
Back White to Gray
Rump Black
Belly White
Sides White

14. Common Golden-eye

15. Common Goldeneye Head Greenish Black
Bright Oval White Patch on Side of Face at Base of Bill
Sides, Breast, and Belly White
Back and Tail Black
Golden Eye

16. Bufflehead

17. Bufflehead White Body Black Back
Dark Head with a Large White Patch that Wraps Around the Back of the Head

18. Ruddy Duck

19. Ruddy Duck Large White Cheek Patches Dark Cap Bill Blue or Bluish
Long Tail Often Held Up
Cinnamon Red Body