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Common Name:Pintail, Northern
Scientific Name:Anas acuta
Family:Anatidae
Area:Fairview Wetlands - Salem, Oregon
Date:March 8, 2014

Northern Pintails winter along the Pacific Coast after spending the summer in Canada or Alaska. A male is shown in the first photo, a female in the second photo.


Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon - - -October 24, 2013


non-breeding male - Ona Beach State Park, Oregon - - - August 30, 2013

Reference:National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America / The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley