diving duck
noun
: any of various ducks (such as a bufflehead) that frequent deep waters and obtain their food by diving
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Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Thanks to wetland protections, dabbling and diving duck populations have jumped 24% since 1970, while waterbirds are up 16% nationwide, per the report.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Canvasbacks were a favorite diving duck among market hunters during the late 1800s and early 1900s, with individual birds sometimes commanding the outrageous price of $2 per bird.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
The park is also known for attracting a striking species of diving duck called a redhead.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 6 June 2023
This new dinosaur species closely resembles a deep-diving duck and further highlights the diversity of the species that likely existed during the age of dinosaurs.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2022
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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Thanks to wetland protections, dabbling and diving duck populations have jumped 24% since 1970, while waterbirds are up 16% nationwide, per the report.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Canvasbacks were a favorite diving duck among market hunters during the late 1800s and early 1900s, with individual birds sometimes commanding the outrageous price of $2 per bird.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
The park is also known for attracting a striking species of diving duck called a redhead.
—Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 6 June 2023
This new dinosaur species closely resembles a deep-diving duck and further highlights the diversity of the species that likely existed during the age of dinosaurs.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2022
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“Diving duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diving%20duck. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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