Online Highways Home > > White-Winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) The white-winged scoter is the largest of the three North American scoter species. A large white speculum on a black wing makes this species of scoter easy to identify while in flight. Males are equipped with a completely black body, white eye patches, an orange bill that turns red at the tip with a large black knob at the base. The males feet are reddish-orange with gray webbing. The female white-winged scoter has overall dark brownish-black plumage with two white spots on the sides of its head, one in front of and another behind the eye. It has a dark gray bill with a less prominent black knob at the base, as well as dull orange feet. Winter migration for the white-winged scoter prevails throughout bays and inlets of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, while breeding occurs at various fresh water locations in northwestern Canada and Alaska. Other upcoming events include:

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TimJones09 "Looking through an old notebook rekindled a record of male common scoter on the flashes! how could i forget that! another upton tick :D"
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AlanTwitch "Wales doing well today for birds with 2 Surf Scoter, Ring-necked Duck, GG Shrike, Shore Lark, GW Egret all seen 09068 700248 Birdline Wales"
KentBirder "5 year ticks today: Greenshank, Yellowhammer, Ruddy Duck, Common Scoter, Velvet Scoter. British year list - 135. Kent year list - 127"
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