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 Bufflehead
    Bucephala albeola


Status:

Common

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Buffleheads are present on any given day throughout the winter months. These diving ducks generally arrive later than Ring-necked Ducks and leave earlier. In 2009, one bird was still present through the first week of April. The bright white of males (top left; pair bottom left) can be easily spotted from the shore of Furman Lake. One pair remained on the pond at the Furman Golf Course throughout the winter of 2009.

 

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