American Wigeon "Baldplate" |
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Description
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18-23". Male is brownish with white crown, green ear patch, and bold white shoulder patches easily visible in flight. Female is mottled brown with grayish head and whitish shoulder patches. Bill pale blue in both sexes. |
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Voice
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Distinctive whistled wheew-
whee-whew; also quaacks.
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Habitat
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Marshes, ponds, and
shallow lakes.
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Nesting
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9-11 whitish or cream-colored eggs in a down-lined nest
of grass, often several hundred yards from water.
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Other
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Other
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