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Anas strepera
duck with speckled breast, large head that is dark on top, light beak and feathers that overhang the sides
A lifer for me. Many thanks to Ashley for the quick response. This really was bugging me.
I had checked my field guide, decided the marking on the head wasn't right and thought teal.... emailed a local birder and posted to noah. You beat my local birding buddy!
Mine didn't either, but I felt strongly about Gadwall so I Googled it. I don't know if this is immature or eclipse plumage, but I found a lot of pictures just like it just by Googling Immature Gadwall.
That was on my short list, but my field guide didn't show the half dark head. Thank you!!
Spotted on Oct 12, 2013
Submitted on Oct 12, 2013
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