THE NAMING OF THE WATERFOWL SPECIES
DID YOU EVER WONDER HOW SOME WATERFOWL SPECIES GOT THEIR NAMES? Bob Humphrey It is fairly easy to see how the black duck, redhead, pintail and green-winged teal got their common names. For others it is not so obvious, and sometimes it is quite interesting. The wood duck is an obvious one, so named for its fondness for flooded timber and nesting in tree cavities. Another diminutive duck that prefers beaver bogs and timber-trimmed potholes is the ring-necked duck, which is easily identified by the