Diving ducks can't launch from water straight into the air like puddle ducks can. Instead, they patter along the water surface for several yards before becoming airborne. Those that migrate through in spring and fall are the Eastern Prairie Population subspecies. Minnesota also sees some snow, blue, and white-fronted geese. The blue goose, which is gray, is a color phase of the snow goose, which is white with black wing tips.
Mergansers are fish-eating birds that often fly in a straight line.
Their beaks are much narrower than a duck's. Problems and Objectives 2. A 2-year Action Plan 3. Due to the large number of comments, we can't respond to each one individually. March 1-April 30 .