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Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
33.7295, -96.7726
Field Notes
Description:
The most unique feature of the northern shoveler is its large shovel-shaped bill. Male shovelers have green heads, a white body, rusty-red undersides and black wings. Females have mottled brown, black and white feathers and a blue patch on their wings.
Habitat:
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, a haven for migratory birds and other wildlife, lies on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma, on the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. The refuge is made up of water, marsh, and upland habitat.
Notes:
The northern shoveler is a filter feeder. It skims its bill just above the bottom of a pond or lake and sucks water into the front of its bill, then it uses the comb-like teeth on its bill to strain out plants and aquatic animals. It squirts the water out of the sides of its bill.
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