The shape of the bill I would say Hooded Merganser female
The shape of the bill I would say Hooded Merganser female
As you are not obviously speaking of the snow geese I must assume you are commenting in the lone duck pictured in this thread. Honestly there is nothing to indicate merganser about it. As others have said it is a Pintail, most probably an juvenile or transitioning older drake.
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I was commenting on Dakoda's of 1 goose and one duck, the bill on the duck looks too thin for a pintail
Definitely not a mergy bill I've seen plenty of both, it's a pinny for sure.
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lesser scaup or blue-bill in my books...
Key field marks in flight: Small duck with a broad white stripe on the trailing edge of the wing (scaups are the only ducks with this marking)
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second thought maybe not a blue bill.....
Last edited by wideopenthrottle; 10-26-2015 at 11:49 AM.
It's a pintail. Trust the guys like Foxton and I who have hunted waterfowl for decades! In flight they have a visibly longer neck and thinner head/bill. Tail come to a point and mature drake will have a long thin feather (Sprig).
You need to be able to identify puddle ducks from diving ducks. Divers (goldeneyes, buffleheads, scaup, merganser) have short and quick wing beats and usually fly close to the water. Puddle ducks like (mallards, pintail, widgeon, gadwal) have longer wing beats and generally longer bodies and wings. It takes experience to ID them quickly but if you pay attention every time you are out you'll get better at it.
Protected birds like Grebes, loons and swans need to be identified ASAP so they won't be mistakenly shot. Study your bird identification booklets and remember the key points to ensure you don't make a mistake. If you're not sure, don't shoot!
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thank you dano, I find it hard to believe that so many are not good at indentifying birds in flight. makes me wonder how many none legal birds got shot
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