Ducks with Common Eiders, NL, Canada (1 Viewer)

cangoose · Mar 8, 2013

Yesterday, I saw some Common Eiders. Also, There were some ducks, which looked different.
In pic1: the 2nd duck from the top.
In pic2: the duck with dark head, dark body but light neck/chest.
Sorry for the poor quality. And, I only took my binos and didn't get much detail.
Thanks for any suggestion!o

DarkFireFalcon · Mar 9, 2013

it's hard to make out much, but I suspect the second bird at least, and probably the 1st one as well, is a 2nd year male Common Eider. They slowly acquire their adult plumage and often show some odd intermediate plumages.

cangoose · Mar 9, 2013

DarkFireFalcon said:
it's hard to make out much, but I suspect the second bird at least, and probably the 1st one as well, is a 2nd year male Common Eider. They slowly acquire their adult plumage and often show some odd intermediate plumages.

Thanks! I just sent these pictures to a local birder, and he said the same thing. Other birders went there as well but they didn't report anything other than Common Eiders. So, I think other "difference" may be just because of the light.

Birdbrain22 · Mar 10, 2013

DarkFireFalcon said:
it's hard to make out much, but I suspect the second bird at least, and probably the 1st one as well, is a 2nd year male Common Eider. They slowly acquire their adult plumage and often show some odd intermediate plumages.

Agree with 1st winter/2nd year male Common Eider.

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