Northern Pintail, Anas acuta

Abundance: Abundant
Season: Winter/non-breeding season
Habitat: Open water; Shore or mudflat; Marsh

Slide #14.14.67 - Adult male, alternate (Jan 7). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #14.14.62 - Adult male, alternate, in flight (Oct 18). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #14.14.48 - Adult male, eclipse (basic) molting to alternate (Nov 29). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #14.14.70 - Adult female (Jan 7). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #14.14.37 - Adult male and female dabbling (Feb 15). Photograph © James R. Gallagher. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.