ring-necked duck
noun
: a North American duck (Aythya collaris) that has a white ring around the bill and in the male a faint narrow chestnut ring encircling the neck
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Franklin County reports included a ring-necked duck at Barton’s Cove and an alder flycatcher in Deerfield.
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BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021
Sulli Gibson watched as a ring-necked duck dipped beneath the surface of Westchester Lagoon on a recent Sunday morning.
—Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2021
If not listed, up to six of the species can be taken, such as teal, gadwall and ring-necked ducks.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
And, in fact some swimmers do come in the winter: buffleheads, ring-necked ducks, mergansers and other waterfowl visiting from the north.
—New York Times, 18 Aug. 2019
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BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021
Sulli Gibson watched as a ring-necked duck dipped beneath the surface of Westchester Lagoon on a recent Sunday morning.
—Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2021
If not listed, up to six of the species can be taken, such as teal, gadwall and ring-necked ducks.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
And, in fact some swimmers do come in the winter: buffleheads, ring-necked ducks, mergansers and other waterfowl visiting from the north.
—New York Times, 18 Aug. 2019
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