The White-winged Scoter is the largest scoter and the only one with a white wing patch visible in flight. Males are black with a white eye patch and orange bill. It winters off both coasts of North America and dives for mollusks in saltwater. It breeds on boreal lakes in Canada.
Habitat
Coastal bays and ocean in winter; boreal lakes when breeding
Diet
Mussels and other bivalves dived for in saltwater
How common
Common
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