December 2, 2007
Ring-necked Ducks
These migrating ducks have stopped at Fresh Pond to rest and eat on their way south for the winter. Ring-necks (and Ruddy Ducks) are the early arrivers. Later come Coots, Grebes, Canvasbacks, and Mergansers. Although the brown ring on the neck of the Ring-neck is difficult to see, the white ring on the bill of male birds such as these is very visible.