If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)

10/28/02 Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA 
10/28/02 Los Angeles County Arboretum

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Ring-Necked Duck

SPECIES: Aythya collaris

FAMILY: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)

LIFE LIST DATE: 10/28/02

LOCATION: Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA

From Kaufman Focus Guide: Birds of North America:

BEHAVIOR/HABITAT: Favors sheltered waters more than most divers. Often in small flocks on small tree-lined ponds in winter. In summer, favors similar ponds in north or high country.

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 17"; male has black head and back; white bar separates gray sides from black chest. Despite name, brown neck ring is very hard to see, but rings on bill are obvious. Females mostly gray-brown. Shows wide pale area near base of bill. 

VOICE: Females give soft brrr notes. Males give loud whistle during displays.  
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