Female Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, 15 in / 38.1 cm. COMMON, especially in the West. Found on open water of ponds, lakes and sheltered bays.

Keyhole Pond, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. No residential area within sight.

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Male Smew, Mergellus albellus, 15 - 17 in. / 38 - 44 cm. Very RARE visitor to western Alaska. A very distinctive small merganser. The only surviving member of its genus.

Alaska.

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Ross's Goose, Anser rossii, Chen Rossi, 23 in. Among a small flock of 10 grazing in the agricultural fields. Locally COMMON on wintering areas, elsewhere UNCOMMON and RARE.

Farm Loop, Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA.

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Male Cinnamon Teal, Spatula cyanoptera, 16 in / 40.64 cm. Fairly COMMON on shallow ponds and streams in or near marshy vegetation.

Ina Road Bridge, Santa Cruz River, Marana, Pima County, Arizona, USA.

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Female Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, 15 in. COMMON, especially in the West. Found on open water of ponds, lakes and sheltered bays. Nests in marshy vegetation in shallow ponds.

Historic Canoa Ranch Preservation Park, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.

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