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Gadwall Duck (female)
Anas strepera
33.1934, -96.7082
Field Notes
Description:
Gadwall are about the same size as Mallards. Gadwall have a fairly large, square head with a steep forehead. The bill is noticeably thinner than a Mallard's. Females are patterned with brown and buff. Females have a thin orange edge to their dark bills. They have a white wing patch that is sometimes visible while swimming or resting.
Habitat:
Behind an American Coot along the edge of an urban pond
Notes:
Gadwall feed with other dabbling ducks, tipping forward to feed on submerged vegetation without diving. They sometimes steal food from flocks of diving ducks or coots.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 22, 2013
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