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Common Name:Bufflehead
Scientific Name:Bucephala albeola
Family:Anatidae
Area:Salmon Harbor - Winchester Bay, Oregon
Date:October 19, 2013

The white head, breast and sides, make the male Bufflehead one of the easiest ducks to identify at a distance.


female - Colorado River - Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona --- February 17, 2011


Santee Lakes, California - - - December 17, 2010

Reference:Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kaufman / The Audubon Society Field Guide to North America