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Northern Shoveler Duck (male)
Anas clypeata
29.0611, -95.2569
Field Notes
Description:
Perhaps the most outwardly distinctive of the dabbling ducks, the Northern Shoveler inhabits wetlands across much of North America. Its elongated, spoon-shaped bill has comblike projections along its edges, which filter out food from the water. Male with iridescent green head, white chest, and rusty sides.
Habitat:
Upper Texas Coast (UTC) 108 BRAZORIA NWR: Brazoria is a vital complex of coastal wetlands and prairie harboring more than 300 bird species. The refuge serves as an end point of the Central Flyway for waterfowl in winter, and an entry point for neotropical migratory songbirds tired from a 600-mile Gulf crossing from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Notes:
Olney Pond: Stop 3 on the Big Slough Auto Tour.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2013
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