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Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

Photo by AshleyT
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39.7589, -74.1013

Field Notes

Description:

Adult males have a white body with black wings and black top of the head. First winter male has a mostly brown body with a white chest. Females are brown all over.

Habitat:

Over 100 of these were hanging out in the ocean right off of a jetty.

Reference Links:

Common Eider, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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