Of all the ducks in the world scaup are the worst. They are unattractive, ubiquitous, and uninteresting. Whether they are Greater Scaup or Lesser...
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About four years ago I first wrote about the Pink-headed Duck, a charming species related to the pochards (although how, exactly, is up for...
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I’ve heard many people ask “why don’t they call it the Ring-billed Duck?” They do have a white band toward the end of their...
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It was a warm and sunny day on Sunday and I took full advantage of what little time I had in the morning for...
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Over much of North America, the Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis is more than just common. Rather, it could be considered the aythyian background noise against...
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On a visit yesterday after work to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn I happened across this female Red-breasted Merganser that I initially thought was...
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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) photos by Larry Jordan (click to enlarge) The Common Merganser (Mergus merganser americanus) or Goosander (Mergus merganser merganser) as it’s known in Europe, is a...
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I have said it before and I will say it again – I love getting to Jamaica Bay at the end of a day...
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