Surf Scoter

Description:

"A black-and-white seaduck common on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter, the Surf Scoter has a boldly patterned head that is the basis for its colloquial name 'skunk-headed coot'." Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat:

Breeds on shallow lakes in boreal forest and tundra. Winters in shallow marine coastal waters, usually over pebble and sand bottom.

Notes:

In photo # 2 a black scoter is flying in the foreground