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Waterbirds
This group includes the ducks, geese and swans.
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- Wood Duck
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- Ruddy Duck
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- Gadwall
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- Double-crested Cormorant
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- Lesser Scaup
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- Ring-necked Duck
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- Brant
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- Snow Goose by Gary Luhm
- Gadwall (Anas strepera)
- Scientific name: Anas strepera Group: Waterfowl Code: GADW
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
- Scientific name: Anser albifrons Group: Waterfowl Code: GWFG
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Scientific name: Anas crecca Group: Waterfowl Code: GWTE
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Scientific Name: Oxyura jamaicensis Group: Waterfowl Code: RUDU
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- Scientific Name: Aythya fuligula Group: Waterfowl Code: TUDU
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Scientific Name: Aix sponsa Group: Waterfowl Code: WODU
- Brant (Branta bernicla)
- Scientific Name: Branta bernicla Group: Waterfowl Code: BRAN
- Greater/Lesser Scaup (Aythya marila/Aythya affinis)
- Greater Scaup Scientific Name: Aythya marila Lesser Scaup Scientific Name: Aythya affinis Group: Waterfowl Codes: GRSC, LESC
- Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auri)
- Scientific Name Phalacrocorax auri
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythaya collaris)
- Scientific Name Aythaya collaris
- Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
- Scientific Name Chen caerulescens
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- The Common Merganser (COME) is about 25” long with 34” wingspan and weighs 3.4 lb (1530 g). The genus name Mergus is Latin for diver. The species name merganser is from Latin mergere meaning to dip, plunge, and anser meaning goose. It is called Common because it may be seen more often than other members of its genus.