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We found 2 possible birds with Northern Shoveler (Female): The Northern Shoveler breeds from Alaska and northern Manitoba south to California, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. It is local and uncommon in the Great Lakes area and the Northeast. It winters from Oregon across the southern half of the United States to the Gulf Coast and north to New Jersey, and south to Central America. Preferred habitats include marshes and prairie potholes. They can sometimes be found on salt or brackish marshes. colored crowns, Yellow iris colored eyes, and Spatulate bills in Pennsylvania:


Ring-necked Duck: Medium-sized diving duck. Black upperparts, weakly tufted, purple-black head. Neck, upper breast, tail are black, lower breast and belly are white, sides are pale gray. Cinnamon collar is hard to see in the field. Dark wings have black-tipped gray flight feathers visible in flight. Blue-gray bill, white ring, black tip.
Lesser Scaup: Medium diving duck with finely barred gray back and gray-washed white underparts. Head, neck, and breast are black with purple gloss. Eye is yellow. Bill is blue-gray. Wings are black with large, white patches; tail is black. Dives for food. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
 
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