Birds Identified: Ruddy Duck

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Ruddy Duck has these characteristics:

• Swimming
  
• Walking, wading, running
  
• Continuous flying
  
• Larger than robin
  
• Rust color present
  
• Underparts plain
  
• Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• Crown patch
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• Marsh habitat
  
• Continuous flying high (near or above treetops when flying)
  
• Continuous flying low (below treetops when flying)
  
• Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
  

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