ML251905131
Contributor
Anonymous Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Wanapum Recreation Area Overlook (south of Vantage Airstrip)
Kittitas, Washington, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Immature Male - 1
Media notes
Note the brownish body plumage contrasting with the white rear 5/8's of the head suggesting an immature male in partial molt between immature and formative plumage.
Observation details
Small duck with mostly white head (rear 5/8 white, fore part black). Smaller than nearby Mallard. Petite dark bill. Head rounded like a half circle, not flattened or held flattened like a Hooded Merganser. Back feathers brownish suggesting an immature individual. Extended wings showed narrow white stripes running from the front to the back of the wing just inward of the wrist.
Technical information
- Original file size
- 9.12 MB