ML186742561
Contributor
Jonathan Dowell Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Santa Cruz Lake
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
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Observation details
Although seen at long distance in flight, secondary feathers on wings showed white band on trailing edge with thin dark bands forward, dark head with lighter neck, and gray lower feathers in arch above lighter belly. These are characteristics of female Common Goldeneye. Dark head only with light-colored neck ruled out Lesser Scaup. White band on only secondary wing feathers only ruled out Greater Scaup. Canada Geese visible at shoreline in photo of ducks landed on water.
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- 1600 pixels x 1000 pixels
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