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Bucephala albeola

Bufflehead

Büffelkopfente

The female is dark, with a white cheek spot and a small bill. In the winter, the duck commonly migrates along the coast. The hen is the only tree-nesting duck small enough to use the nest holes of flickers (woodpeckers). Female, Deep Bay, Vancouver Island, BC. Canada

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