Note the flatter heads of these lesser scaup and the dark purple head color on the drake. Feng Yu/Adobe Stock. How To Hunt Bluebill Ducks. Ninety-five percent of waterfowlers targeting scaup do so ...

Scaup, ring-necked duck. September 10, 2008 at 12:50AM. Comment. Gift. Share. Listen. ... In the hand, and when fully plumed, ring-necked ducks have more tufted heads than bluebills.

The decision Thursday to significantly restrict the scaup (bluebill) harvest by Mississippi Flyway duck hunters this fall emboldens still further critics who claim U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The number of breeding ducks in North Dakota is above the long-term average, but the population has declined for a second ...

Diving Ducks: Lesser and Greater Scaup. Also known as “bluebills” due to their heavy black-tipped powder blue bills/beaks, scaup can be found in all four flyways.

As the spring thaw begins to open bodies of water, ducks begin to migrate through Teller County. Although Teller is rather dry, rivers and lakes do attract some diving ducks that like deeper water.

The results are in on the long-running breeding duck survey, where biologists count ducks in social groups by species and ...

The 2024 Waterfowl Population Status report estimated 34 million ducks in its standard survey areas, up 5% year-over-year. It was the first annual increase since 2015. The change was driven by ...

“Blue-winged teal, green-winged teal and pintails also had significant population declines, whereas the declines for gadwall, shovelers and ruddy ducks were not as significant. We did have a few ...