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Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Males have a black back with white sides, the head is mostly black with a large white patch on the back. Females have a black back and white sides with a black face and white cheek patch.

Habitat:

They breed in wooded lakes and ponds in northern North America, and migrate south and to coastal waters in Winter.

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