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Aythya affinis
Lesser scaup females have a white band at the base of the bill, often a lighter ear region, and are otherwise dark brown all over, shading to white on the mid-belly.
Their breeding habitat is inland lakes and marsh ponds in tundra from Alaska through western Canada to western Montana.
Spotted on Dec 31, 2012
Submitted on Dec 31, 2012
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