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Aythya valisineria

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This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Anchorage, Alaska

Yale, Iowa

Bishopville, Maryland

Cambridge, Maryland

Linthicum Heights, Maryland

Traverse City, Michigan

Walkerton, Virginia

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Traverse City, MI (Zone 5a) | December 2010 | Positive

Though we don't see very many, we do see them every year for the breeding season. They usually will be in a mixed raft of other waterfowl early spring. They tend to "dissappear" for nesting season and return when the chicks have fledged.

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