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Greater Scaup
Aythya marila

I am relatively confident in this identification based on the shape of the head. This bird appears to be molting into breeding plumage, though according to the field guides I have looked at, it seems to be doing it pretty late.

Location: Swan Lake, Sitka, Alaska

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