Birds Identified: Mallard, female

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Mallard, female has these characteristics:

• Swimming
  
• Walking, wading, running
  
• Continuous flying
  
• Larger than robin
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Blue or bright green (not dull green)
  
• Streaks (long spots)
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• Wing bands or bars
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• North winter (November through February)
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• South winter (November through February)
  
• Marsh habitat
  
• Continuous flying high (near or above treetops when flying)
  
• Continuous flying low (below treetops when flying)
  
• On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
  
• Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
  
• Rasping harsh calls
  

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