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Common Goldeneye
Photo Credit: Bill Hornhttp://www.birdsofoklahoma.net/photogaly.htmSCIENTIFIC NAME: Bucephalaclangula OTHER NAMES: Whistler; Golden-eyed Duck; Whistle-Duck; Whistle-wing; Brass-eyed Whistler;...
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Hooded Merganser
Photo Credit: Painting by Jim Denney - Winner of the 2007 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Art ContestSCIENTIFIC NAME:Lophodytes cucullatus STATUS: Rare breeder. Fairly common in winter, spring, and fall, and...
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Common Merganser
Photo Credit: Dave Cagnolatti & Weeks Bay Reserve Foundationhttp://www.weeksbay.org/SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mergus merganser americanus OTHER NAMES: Goosander, saw bill, fish duck, sheldrake, grand harle,...
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Red-breasted Merganser
Photo Credit: Terry HartleySCIENTIFIC NAME:Mergus serratorSTATUS: Common in winter, uncommon in spring and fall, and occasional in summer in Gulf Coast region. In Tennessee Valley region, fairly...
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Ruddy Duck
Photo Credit: Don Gettyhttp://www.dongettyphoto.com/SCIENTIFIC NAME:Oxyura jamaicensisOTHER NAMES: Butterball, bull-necked tealSTATUS: Common in winter, fairly common to rare in fall and spring, and...
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Brant
Photo Credit: Tim Tepke SCIENTIFIC NAME:Branta bernicla OTHER NAMES: China Goose, Eskimo Goose, Sea Brant, Black Brant, Brant Goose STATUS: Occasional in fall and winter in Tennessee Valley, Mountain,...
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Northern Pintail
Photo Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service SCIENTIFIC NAME:Anas acuta STATUS: Common in winter, spring, and fall in Tennessee Valley, Inland Coastal Plain, and Gulf Coast regions; uncommon in...
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Branta huthinsiiSTATUS: Rare late fall through early spring, mostly in Tennessee Valley but sparingly in other regions. HABITAT: Found in freshwater marshes, agricultural fields, and...
View ArticleTrumpeter Swan
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cygnus buccinatorSTATUS: Accidental.Category: Swans Geese and DucksTuesday, September 1, 2015
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SCIENTIFIC NAME:Anas querquedulaSTATUS: Accidental. Hypothetical. Category: Swans Geese and DucksWednesday, September 2, 2015
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Wood Duck
Photo Credit: Bill Hornhttp://www.birdsofoklahoma.net/index.htmlSCIENTIFIC NAME: Aix sponsaOTHER NAMES: Woodie, summer duck, acorn duck, swamp duck, squealer.STATUS: Breeder. Common in all seasons...
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The Federal Duck Stamp: Where Does The Money Go?
The 2015-2016 federal duck stamp is now on sale and features a pair of ruddy ducks. The stamp’s price increase from $15 to $25 this year is the first increase since 1991. Ninety-eight percent of the...
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