the ruddy duck and the lesser scaup. Both of these duck species are migratory. They leave their northern breeding grounds to head south for the winter, passing through Virginia along the way.

Dabbling ducks feed on the water's surface, diving ducks plunge below the surface for food and perching ducks nest in trees. Examples of diving ducks include the ruddy duck, mergansers and the ...

With how many species of this familiar waterfowl live in or migrate through the state, you could say Virginia is for duck ...

The ruddy duck migrates to Spain in the winter, where it aggressively mates with the genetically-related white-headed bird, producing a hybrid species, which conservationists fear will eventually ...

The numbers of migrant ducks continue to rise on our rivers, lakes, ponds and ocean before the winter freeze sets in ... This week, reports included ruddy ducks, ring-necked ducks and greater and ...