Except for the wing marks, greater and lesser scaups appear nearly identical in the field.
The light band near the trailing edges of the wings runs almost to the tip of the greater scaup, but only half way in the lesser.
Greater scaup prefer large open water areas; lesser scaup often uses marshes and ponds.
Both species migrate late, sometimes just before freeze up
Flock movements are rapid, often erratic, usually in compact groups.
Greater:
Length- 18 ? inches.
Weight- 2 lbs
Lesser:
Length- 17 inches
Weight: 2 lbs
Scaup
Scaup
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
Re: Scaup
I'm not sure I have ever seen one... Never had an interest in bird watching.
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
Re: Scaup
Chit, I am at a loss - dont know enough about duck huntin to make a reply..
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear
Re: Scaup
Aint that the trueth
I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s ways of fang and claw or exposure and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow. – Fred Bear