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HOODED MERGANSER
Hooded Mergansers are very common wintering ducks in coastal ponds and embayments from West Falmouth Harbor to Waquoit Bay. This small diving duck forages underwater by capturing f [...]
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
The American Black Duck is a large dabbling duck, and is closely related to the Mallard. It is the darkest of the mallard type ducks. They tend to winter in saltwater marshes on Ca [...]
COMMON EIDER
Every winter sees growing numbers of wintering sea ducks in large flotillas around Wood Hole passage. The biggest numbers are among Common Eiders. These are large diving ducks with [...]