Ruddy Duck (adult male) non-breeding

Oxyura jamaicensis

Description:

Diving to bottom to feed after a day of cold rain. About 30 other ducks of the same species present in area.

Habitat:

Pond

Notes:

Rain throughout day and previous night. Thanks to JamesFunk for identifying this species for me.

1 Species ID Suggestions

JamesFunk 11 years ago

Ruddy Duck (adult male) non-breeding

Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

2 Comments

JamesFunk 11 years ago

Your welcome. Maybe you can help me out with any reptile and amphibian sightings I come up with. I am expanding from birding to pretty much anything in nature.

DelawareWildlife 11 years ago

Thanks for the I.D. James - I spent a good 30 minutes trying to identify these guys. Looking at it now I can see, but I guess it just slipped my mind. I just started getting into the whole birding side of things after spending my entire life learning reptiles & amphibians - so I'm a little bit lost with some of it. Thanks again for the help.