These
ducks use all four flyways, but are most plentiful
in the west. They are extremely graceful and fast
fliers, fond of zig-zagging from great heights before
leveling off to land.
The
long neck and tail make them appear longer than mallards,
but in body size and weight they are smaller. They
are agile on land and often feed in grain fields.
The drakes whistle; the hens have a coarse quack.
