ring-necked duck (ring´nek´) Average length: male 17 inches, female 16.6 inches. Average weight: male 1.6 pounds, female 1.5 pounds. In the hand, and when fully plumed, ring-necked ducks have ...

For the first time on record, hunters in Minnesota in 2022 shot more blue-winged teal and ring-necked ducks than mallards. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW. Read Today's Paper Thursday, June 12.

Ring-necked Duck and Lesser Scaup look somewhat similar. Visit All About Birds to compare them. Ring-necked Ducks are often seen on Austin-area shallow retention ponds that have marshy vegetation ...

Ring-necked Ducks (Aythya collaris) are named for a chestnut ring encircling the necks of the drakes, but it is faint and can only be seen at close range or with a bird in hand. Their first home ...

BEMIDJI — For the first time in more than a half-century mallards were not the most common duck shot by Minnesota waterfowl hunters in 2022 — topped by both blue-winged teal and ring-necked ducks.

Perhaps a more accurate name for Ring-necked Ducks would have been Ring-billed Ducks. The ring on the neck does exist, but it is tough to see. Biologists in the 1800s ...

A male ring-necked duck prepares for a landing on the Merrimack River in Lowell. (Courtesy George DeLuca) Three male ring-necked ducks, right, and a pair of common goldeneyes float along the icy ...

Female ring-necked's have pale feathering around the base of the bill and a brownish-grey body. "Ring–necked Ducks are fairly well-established in captivity, likely due to their preference for ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota’s fall flight of ducks is expected to be similar to 1998, 2004 and 2020, the Game and Fish Department said Wednesday, Aug. 23. If those past seasons don’t ring a bell ...

In addition to the aforementioned ring-necked ducks and common mergansers, DeLuca said he has observed buffleheads and greater scaups. These birds traveled south after the waterways where they ...