Wood Duck
photo by Phil Swanson Aix sponsa L 18.5″ (47 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does not
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photo by Phil Swanson Melanitta fusca L 21″(53 cm). Song or calls: Both male and female utter a whistling note
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Cygnus columbianus L 52″ (132 cm). Song or calls: Mellow, high-pitched “hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo,” often given in
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Cygnus buccinator L 60″ (152 cm). Song or calls: Series of loud, low-pitched, buglelike notes on
Read moreMelanitta perspicillata L 20″(51 cm). Song or calls: Low croak and various grunts. Description: Black. White patches on forehead and
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Chen caerulescens L 28″ (71 cm). Song or calls: Shrill, yelping “uk-uk” or “ark-ark.” Description: Sexes
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Oxyura jamaicensis L 15″(38 cm). Song or calls: Usually quiet. Courting males, thumping note and weak
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Chen rossi L 23″ (58 cm). Sexes similar. Song or calls: Similar to high-pitched bark of
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Aythya collaris L 17″(43 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your browser does not support
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Mergus serrator L 23″(58 cm). Song or calls: Displaying males, “yeow-yeow.” Females, harsh “karrr.” Description: Shaggy
Read moreClangula hyemalis Male L 22″(56 cm). Female L 16″ (41 cm). Song or calls: Displaying male, gurgling calls sounding like
Read morephoto by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Anas clypeata L 19″(48 cm). Song or calls: Females, harsh quack. Males
Read morephoto by Edward Tickle Anas acuta Male L 26″ (66 cm) Female L 20″(51 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Anas fulvigula L 22″(56 cm). Song or calls: Similar to Mallard. Description: Sexes similar. Paler version
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Branta hutchinsii L 21.7–29.5” (55–75 cm). Song or calls: Deep, musical “honk-a-lonk” in larger forms, a
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Aythya affinis L 16 1/2″(42 cm). Song or calls: Courting males will give a cooing whistle.
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Somateria spectabilis L 22″(56 cm). Song or calls: Usually quiet. Males, various coos. Females, loud hollow
Read morephoto by Phil Swanson Lophodytes cucullatus L 18″(46 cm). Song or calls: Mostly silent. Courting males, rolling croak. Description: White
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