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What Duck?

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Posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 18, 2014 at 8:39 PM
What Duck?
Spotted this morning (2/18/14) at the Savannah NWR. Black Duck drake?
Posted by Luke Ormand on February 18, 2014 at 10:10 PM
Looks like a female Black Duck to me
Posted by Buck Ward on February 18, 2014 at 10:16 PM
It looks like a mottled duck to me. They are our most common species here. I'm not a duck expert.
Posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 19, 2014 at 2:14 AM
Could be a vagrant Mottled Duck, I suppose. Luke, the male has a bright yellow green bill, the female a dull olive bill. Here is a picture of the same duck and its mate. I didn't post this as it is pretty far off and the mate was not in a good position to ID.
Posted by Luke Ormand on February 19, 2014 at 2:31 AM
Phil - I stand corrected. In the book I was looking at the black duck is shown next to the mottled duck - I mistook the mottled for a "female" black duck

Posted by Richard Teller on February 19, 2014 at 11:20 PM
I looks like a Mottled Duck to me.
Posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 22, 2014 at 12:45 AM
From today, a breeding pair of the ducks. I'll agree on mottled ducks.