Birds Identified: Wood Duck, female
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Wood Duck, female has these characteristics:
- Swimming
- Walking, wading, running
- Still perching
- Continuous flying
- Larger than robin
- Head crested
- Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
- Eye ring
- North summer (June through August)
- South summer (June through August)
- Wood habitat
- Marsh habitat
- Continuous flying high (near or above treetops when flying)
- Continuous flying low (below treetops when flying)
- Perched high (generally above middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
- Zig zag flight (many irregular twists and turns)
- Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org