American Black Duck - 14Dec2016 & 14Nov2020

Somehow I still didn't have an entry dedicated to American Black Duck in my archives and now that I look through my pics I could only find a few.  That is what happens to the more common species that are a bit drab, they get neglected.

This pic is from Massachusett's but it could have been anywhere on the east coast.

Here is one from NC with a nice comparison to Mottled Duck which also has a clean yellow bill on the males.  The Black Duck on the left is a female paired with this stud Mottled male.