Oldsquaw Known as the Long-tail Duck, this species is considered a sea duck of cold northern waters. Often the most abundant bird in the high Arctic. Large flocks are often far out at sea and many spend the winter on such northern waters as Bering Sea, Hudson Bay, and Great Lakes.
Flocks fly low over sea, with stiff shallow wingbeats, often tilting from side to side.
Gray face patch Black bill with pale near tip. For breeding season favors both low-lying tundra and hilly areas, barren ground and edges of northern forest, as long as open water is nearby. Winters to southern United States, central Europe, central Asia. Rare in winter within dash line. In summer on breeding territory eats mostly aquatic insects, also crustaceans, mollusks, fish eggs, and some plant material including grasses and pondweeds.