Aythya americana ORDER: ANSERIFORMES FAMILY: ANATIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Brian L. Sullivan
An aptly named diving duck, the Redhead can be easily identified by its bright red head and gray back. Many female Redheads make no nests of their own, but instead lay their eggs in the nests of other ducks.
Male courtship call a catlike "meow."