Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Butcher Jones Beach, Maricopa County

This Greater Scaup was photographed by Marceline VandeWater on 04 February 2020

One of several found on Saguaro Lake this winter. Likely the same individual first found here on 11 December 2019 by Tommy DeBardeleben

Rare but annual winter visitor on larger lakes and reservoirs in Maricopa County.

Broad, smooth rounded head, lacked peaked crown of Lesser Scaup, also a relatively broader bill.

04 February 2020, photo by Marceline VandeWater

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