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Common Name:Teal, Eurasian
Scientific Name:Anas crecca
Family:Anatidae (Ducks,Geese,Swans)
Area:Fairview Drive Wetlands - Salem, Oregon
Date:March 7, 2016

A very rare bird for our area. Notice the lack on a vertical white line on the side of the brest, but has a white horizontal line on the wing

Reference:Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by Sibley / National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North American by Dunn & Alderfer