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Anas clypeata
Medium size, slender with strikingly long spatulate bill. Feeds by skimming water with bill. (from The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley)
Water recharge pond on the east side of Chandler Veteran's Oasis Park near Chandler Heights Blvd. and Gilbert Road.
Found these birds mixed in with some Least Sandpipers, Black Necked Stilts, American Coots, and Green Winged Teals.
Spotted on Feb 6, 2012
Submitted on Feb 6, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks very much!
nice!