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Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

Ada Hayden Heritage Park (general location), Iowa

October 25, 2026 · 5:41 PM local time · Reported by Thomas Wilson

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Notes from this checklist

“Continued on from earlier sighting. Middle of south lake as of 530pm.white patch on face.”

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Surf Scoter across Midwest · When featured

72 report groups

On 85 eBird checklists · 7-day window ending October 26, 2026

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Checklist details
Survey type
Stationary
Time in the field
15 minutes
Birders on the outing
1 person
Species logged on this checklist
18 different species