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Common Name:Scaup, Greater
Scientific Name:Aythya marila
Family:Anatidae (Ducks,Geese,Swans)
Area:Winchester Bay, Oregon
Date:April 18, 2013

The upper photo is of a female, the lower is of a juvenile.


Lower Empire Lake - John Topits Park, Oregon - - - December 16, 2011


This photo is of the juvenile in photo #2 being fed by it's mother. 12/16/2011

Reference:National Guide to the Birds of Western North America by Dunn & Alderfer / Best Little book of Birds - the Oregon Coast by Swanson