Utah Bird Profile
 Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata

Name Roots: (Gr. melas, "black"; netta, "duck" - L. perspicillata, "conspicuous")

In Utah:  
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Habitat:

by Paul Higgins

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