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[BirdPhoto42]

Scaup yes? Lesser or Greater?

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[BirdPhoto42]

Whoops, taken in MI last May

[blackburnian]

That's a Lesser Scaup due do a more peaked head and a purpleish gloss

[psweet]

Agree with Lesser Scaup, based on the head shape and small black nail on the bill, but I wanted to point out that the color of the gloss on the head isn't a particularly good clue -- it can change depending on the angle of the lighting. It's something to use when sorting through a mixed flock, but you wouldn't want to depend upon it if you were reporting one out of range.

[blackburnian]

Also like psweet said Greater has a larger black nail on the bill