White-winged Scoter - Melanitta fusca

Length 1.6-1.8 ft (48.3-55.9 cm)
Wingspan 2.8 ft (86.4 cm)
Weight 3.7 lb (1678.3 g)
Clutch Size 7-9
Chicks at birth Precocial
IUCN Conservation Status Least Concern
Continents:NA, EU, AS
     

The White-winged Scoter is found in North America, Europe, and Asia. They do not have the harlequin colored bill as the Surf Scoter but the male has a comma shaped eye white patch around the eye during breeding season. White-winged Surf Scoters primarily feed on crustaceans, mollusks, and insects.

Adult
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Female and male
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
Female and male
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
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Males except for female far left
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
Males except for female far left
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
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Males
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
Males
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
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Male
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
Male
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
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Males
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
Males
11/13/2011 - Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA
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Female
11/08/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
Female
11/08/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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Female
11/08/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
Female
11/08/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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Female
11/08/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
Female
11/08/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA

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