harvested surf scoter

Photo By/Credit

Hunter Senoff

Date Shot/Created
Circa 2025
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
This harvested surf scoter, a type of sea duck, had a leg band on it. After reporting the band to the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory, the sea duck hunter learned that this surf scoter was originally banded in 2004 and was the oldest surf scoter on record.
Recreational Activity
Subject tags
Bird banding
Game birds
Hunting
Migratory birds
Seabirds