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Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

This male has a black body with a white patch on the back of the neck and the forehead. Bill mostly orange with large, black patch at the base.

Habitat:

Found in the Wrangell Narrows while kayaking. Could see lots of glaciers and mountain pine forests while on the water.

Reference Links:

Surf Scoter, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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