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Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Adult males are black and white, with iridescent green and purple heads with a large white patch behind the eye. Females are grey-toned with a smaller white patch behind the eye and a light underside

Habitat:

They are migratory and most of them winter in coastal waters or open inland waters on the east and west coasts of North America and the southern United States.

Notes:

These are my favorite ducks :)

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