Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis

The Lesser Scaup is a diving duck found in North America. They are very similar to the Greater Scaup. The Lesser Scaup is slightly smaller, has a point at the top of the head, and has a smaller black tip on the bill. They are quite common in the S.F. Bay Area. They are divers and mainly eat mollusks and aquatic plants. One picture below shows a male eating a mollusk.

Breeding (Nov-June(M),Sep-Mar(F))

Male 02/04/2008 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA Male 02/04/2008 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA	Male eating a mussle - note his tongue 02/04/2008 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA Male eating a mussle - note his tongue 02/04/2008 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA	Male 03/11/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Male 03/11/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
05/06/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA 05/06/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA	female 12/18/2006 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA female 12/18/2006 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	Male 01/11/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA Male 01/11/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
Female 01/20/2007 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA Female 01/20/2007 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA	Male 01/21/2009 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA Male 01/21/2009 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA	Male 03/06/2009 - City Park in New Orleans, LA Male 03/06/2009 - City Park in New Orleans, LA

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