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American wigeon, Anseriformes Anatidae

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<p>Small gray bill, usually angled down, and round head distinctive. Breeding male with white hip-patch, white or buffy forehead, and dark eye-patch. Female has plain gray-brown head with dark smudge around eyes.</p>

Small gray bill, usually angled down, and round head distinctive. Breeding male with white hip-patch, white or buffy forehead, and dark eye-patch. Female has plain gray-brown head with dark smudge around eyes.

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Bufflehead, Anseriformes Anatidae

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<p>White patch on back of head, white body, orange pink legs, blueish bill, colorful head</p>

White patch on back of head, white body, orange pink legs, blueish bill, colorful head

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American wigeon, Anseriformes Anatidae

Small gray bill, usually angled down, and round head distinctive. Breeding male with white hip-patch, white or buffy forehead, and dark eye-patch. Female has plain gray-brown head with dark smudge around eyes.

<p>Small gray bill, usually angled down, and round head distinctive. Breeding male with white hip-patch, white or buffy forehead, and dark eye-patch. Female has plain gray-brown head with dark smudge around eyes.</p>
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Bufflehead, Anseriformes Anatidae

White patch on back of head, white body, orange pink legs, blueish bill, colorful head

<p>White patch on back of head, white body, orange pink legs, blueish bill, colorful head</p>
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Canada Goose, Anseriformes Anatidae

Large, Black neck

<p>Large, Black neck</p>
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Common Goldeneye, Anseriformes Anatidae

Male mostly white, with black head and round white spot on face. Female gray with brown head.

<p>Male mostly white, with black head and round white spot on face. Female gray with brown head.</p>
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Common Merganser, Anseriformes Anatidae

Smooth green iridescent head [male] -large black patch on [back] -reddish head with tufts running down back of neck [female] males lack the crest in adulthood

<p>Smooth green iridescent head [male]  -large black patch on [back] -reddish head with tufts running down back of neck [female] males lack the crest in adulthood</p>
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California Quail, Galliformes Odontophoridae

Female
Top knot resembling question mark. Distinctive colors.

<p>Female<br />
Top knot resembling question mark. Distinctive colors.</p>
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Green Winged Teal, Anseriformes Anatidae

Female
green speculums

<p>Female<br />
green speculums</p>
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Ring Necked Pheasant, Galliformes Phasianidae

Female
Red eye patch, white neck ring, long orange-brown tail, distinctively patterned head

<p>Female<br />
Red eye patch, white neck ring, long orange-brown tail, distinctively patterned head</p>
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Green Winged Teal, Anseriformes Anatidae

Green eye patch, rusty colored head, green speculums

<p>Green eye patch, rusty colored head, green speculums</p>
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Hooded Merganser, Anseriformes Anatidae

Species -poofy crest, similar facial markings to bufflehead, note how this species has black seperating two halves of white facial mark -female is more drab, lighter brown head with poofy crest -both have a pursuit fishing bill indicative of this kind of wading bird

<p>Species -poofy crest, similar facial markings to bufflehead, note how this species has black seperating two halves of white facial mark -female is more drab, lighter brown head with poofy crest -both have a pursuit fishing bill indicative of this kind of wading bird</p>
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Horned Grebe, Podicipediformes Podicipedidae

Mating
Small, with whitish tip on bill. Nonbreeding plumage has black cap on head, the rest of head is white and white usually continues all the way down to neck. Breeding plumage has a solid yellow eye patch, gray scaling on back, and rufous neck.

<p>Mating<br />
Small, with whitish tip on bill. Nonbreeding plumage has black cap on head, the rest of head is white and white usually continues all the way down to neck. Breeding plumage has a solid yellow eye patch, gray scaling on back, and rufous neck.</p>
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Horned Grebe, Podicipediformes Podicipedidae

non-mating
Small, with whitish tip on bill. Nonbreeding plumage has black cap on head, the rest of head is white and white usually continues all the way down to neck. Breeding plumage has a solid yellow eye patch, gray scaling on back, and rufous neck.

<p>non-mating<br />
Small, with whitish tip on bill. Nonbreeding plumage has black cap on head, the rest of head is white and white usually continues all the way down to neck. Breeding plumage has a solid yellow eye patch, gray scaling on back, and rufous neck.</p>
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California Quail, Galliformes Odontophoridae

Male
Top knot resembling question mark. Distinctive colors.

<p>Male<br />
Top knot resembling question mark. Distinctive colors.</p>
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Common Merganser, Anseriformes Anatidae

Male (eclipse)

<p>Male (eclipse) </p>
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Ring Necked pheasant, Galliformes Phasianidae

Red eye patch, white neck ring, long orange-brown tail, distinctively patterned head

<p>Red eye patch, white neck ring, long orange-brown tail, distinctively patterned head</p>
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Ruffed Grouse, Galliformes Phasianidae

Male
can be rusty or plainsh brown dark band on tail and crest call is wing drumming + connor like complain

<p>Male<br />
can be rusty or plainsh brown dark band on tail and crest call is wing drumming + connor like complain</p>
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Sooty Grouse, Galliformes Phasianidae

Male
Male averages darker overall; where range over-laps most are distinguished by light gray tips of tail feathers. Bare skin yellow or reddish-purple and warty.

<p>Male<br />
Male averages darker overall; where range over-laps most are distinguished by light gray tips of tail feathers. Bare skin yellow or reddish-purple and warty.</p>
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Mallard, Anseriformes Anatidae

Male breeding plumage distinctive, with yellow bill, green head, and pale body. Female more difficult to identify; note large size, prominent dark line through eye, brownish belly, orange legs, and orange and black bill.

<p>Male breeding plumage distinctive, with yellow bill, green head, and pale body. Female more difficult to identify; note large size, prominent dark line through eye, brownish belly, orange legs, and orange and black bill.</p>
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Northern Pintail, Anseriformes Anatidae

Long needle-pointed tail; white breast; white stripe up the back of head

<p>Long needle-pointed tail; white breast; white stripe up the back of head</p>
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Northern Shoveler, Anseriformes Anatidae

Spoon looking beak, chestnut border with white chest

<p>Spoon looking beak, chestnut border with white chest</p>
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Pied Billed Grebe, Podicipediformes Podicipedidae

Stout bill and overall brownish color is distinctive; never shows contrasting dark and light pattern on head and neck.

<p>Stout bill and overall brownish color is distinctive; never shows contrasting dark and light pattern on head and neck.</p>
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Red Breasted Merganser, Anseriformes Anatidae

Male (eclipse)
Slender and long-bodied; shaggy crest and thin red bill distinctive. Female distinguished from other species by diffuse border between brownish head and pale chin and neck.

<p>Male (eclipse) <br />
Slender and long-bodied; shaggy crest and thin red bill distinctive. Female distinguished from other species by diffuse border between brownish head and pale chin and neck.</p>
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Ruffed Grouse, Galliformes Phasianidae

Female

<p>Female</p>
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Ruffed Grouse, Galliformes Phasianidae

Male
can be rusty or plainsh brown dark band on tail and crest call is wing drumming + connor like complain

<p>Male<br />
can be rusty or plainsh brown dark band on tail and crest call is wing drumming + connor like complain</p>
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Snow Goose, Anseriformes Anatidae

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Sooty Grouse, Galliformes Phasianidae

Female

<p>Female </p>
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Surf Scoter, Anseriformes Anatidae

•Black •No white in wings •Bill large and swollen at base of upper bill •Bill patterned with white, red, yellow, and a black patch near base, appearing mainly orange at a distance •Male with white patch on forehead and larger white triangle on nape •Female with whitish patches on face

<p>•Black •No white in wings •Bill large and swollen at base of upper bill •Bill patterned with white, red, yellow, and a black patch near base, appearing mainly orange at a distance •Male with white patch on forehead and larger white triangle on nape •Female with whitish patches on face</p>
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Trumpeter Swan, Anseriformes Anatidae

Orange bill in juveniles.

<p>Orange bill in juveniles.</p>
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Wood Duck, Anseriformes Anatidae

Smaller, dark with contrasting white belly and long dark tail. Breeding male is distinctive. Both sexes have rather small bill, drooping crest, and long broad tail.

<p>Smaller, dark with contrasting white belly and long dark tail. Breeding male is distinctive. Both sexes have rather small bill, drooping crest, and long broad tail.</p>