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Bufflehead ♂

Bucephala albeola

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Males have a white body, black back, and a dark head with a large white patch that wraps around the back of the head.

Habitat:

In the middle of a lake. This lake is actually the primary water supply for our district

Notes:

Though it was from far away, I am happy to have seen a new bird!

Reference Links:

Bufflehead, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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