Description:
Small dabbler duck
Large, spatulate bill
Male:
Green head
White chest
Rusty sides
White chest
Rusty sides
Black bill
Mottled brown
Gray and orange bill
Listen to its call.
These ducks, which are supposedly fairly common at King's Pond, were being a tad elusive for me. Despite returning day after day, I always seemed to miss them. So, at the advice of the rare bird alert transcript, I headed to Summit Park on the weekend where I found the reservoir full of them. For those of you who are getting sick of all of my duck posts (you know who you are), you have to admit that these ones are pretty funny looking. The elongated spoon-shaped bill, which gives them such an odd appearance, has comb-like projections along its edges to filter out food from the water.
Learn more about the Northern Shoveler.
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