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Bird Identification: CLOSED: Lesser Scaup and Northern Shoveler, I think?, 0 by DrDoolotz

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DrDoolotz wrote:
Near my home in Central Iowa, there are some presently flooded corn fields. I drove past one the other day and saw a large group of ducks on it. I took some pictures from quite a distance and zoomed in when I got them home. Not the best shots, but I think what I was seeing was a group of lesser scaup and a Northern shoveler appears to be with the group. Can anyone confirm my tentative ID? Both species are apparently seen during migration here, so the season is right.

The potential shoveler is in the left side, slightly left of centre and above the centre line.