Anas fulvigula
October 13, 1994: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Reserve, Palm Beach, FL
About the time I was finishing up with my journal, two women who were obviously birding came by and we struck up a conversation. One of them (Chris) was an ornithologist and they invited me to wander through the refuge with them for a little while. This lone bird was swimming in the large pond near the entrance to the canal trails. I would not have been able to identify it on my own, but Chris had no problem with it.
Let me know what you think!