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Table of Contents
[Identification is Important]
[What to Look For]
[Eclipse Plumage]
Species Identification:
[Puddle Ducks]
[Mallard]
[Pintail]
[Gadwall]
[Wigeon]
[Shoveler]
[Blue-Winged Teal]
[Cinnamon Teal]
[Green-Winged Teal]
[Wood Duck]
[Black Duck]
[Diving Ducks]
[Canvasback]
[Redheads]
[Ringneck]
[Scaup]
[Goldeneye]
[Bufflehead]
[Ruddy]
[Red-Breasted Merganser]
[Common Merganser]
[Hooded Merganser]
[Whistling Ducks]
[White-Winged Scoter]
[Surf Scoter]
[Black Scoter]
[Common Eider]
[Oldsquaw]
[Harlequin]
[Swans]
[Canada Geese]
[Brant]
[Snow]
[White-Fronted Geese]
[At a Glance Guide]
[Comparative Sizes Of Waterfowl]
[Wetlands Attract Wildlife]
[Administrative Waterfowl Flyways]
Identification is Important
Identifying waterfowl gives many hours of enjoyment to millions of people. This guide will help you recognize birds on the wing—it emphasizes their fall and winter plumage patterns as well as size, shape, and flight characteristics. It does not include local names.
Recognizing the species of ducks and geese can be rewarding to birdwatchers and hunters—and the ducks.