Hello Bill,

Size matters. Obviously smaller than the Mallards and Gadwalls.

From Nat Geo field guide.

Peaked head. Bold white ring near tip of bill.

Larry


> On Aug 24, 2025, at 7:56 AM, William Stafford Noble <wnoble at uw.edu> wrote:

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> Yes, I saw them yesterday as they passed about 10 feet from me, when I was standing on the ramp leading into the water. I didn't think to take their picture, but when I entered the observation in eBird, it indicated that seeing four at once is unusual and that I should add additional information about the sighting. This led me to a question I frequently wonder about: I know that there are accepted "field marks" for each species, but I'm not sure how to find out what they are. Is there a resource somewhere (ideally, an app) that specifically lists the primary field marks per species?

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> Bill

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> On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM Larry Schwitters via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu <mailto:tweeters at u.washington.edu>> wrote:

>> For weeks and weeks there has been a single Ring-necked hanging out with the Mallards at Lake Sammamish Park. Its become quite tame. This morning there were 3 more.

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>> Larry Schwitters Issaquah

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