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A daffy duck at Jamaica Pond

By adamg on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 6:03pm
Black duck at Jamaica Pond

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Say, we don't get many black ducks at Jamaica Pond (and at these prices, we can see why, woo hoo!).

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By AdamB on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 8:44pm.

...but not an American Black Duck as far as I can tell. Anyone know what kind of duck this actually is? Juvenile White Winged Scoter is the closest in coloring, but the bill isn't right for that.

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By anon on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 9:40pm.

It's a domesticated breed called Cayuga Duck (or more likely a mutt that has Cayuga Duck ancestry - purebred Cayugas are quite big). It would be very unusual to see a Scoter on fresh water in mid-winter.

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By Parkwayne on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 8:50am.

is great when it comes to the random things in life.

Did you know they could be pets though?

https://www.amazon.com/Cayuga-Owners-Manual-Housing-Included/dp/1910410306

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By Adele Foy on Sat, 02/22/2020 - 8:55pm.

You seem very authoritative. I’d love to see other knowledgeable birders corroborate. This guy (I saw him with the Canada geese and Common Mallards today) did not look like anything I’ve seen, but his bill was distinctive and large, similar to shoveler.

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By anon on Fri, 01/31/2020 - 10:26am.

Tentative consensus here is that it's possibly a juvenile northern shoveler.

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