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bufflehead

[ buhf-uhl-hed ]

noun

  1. a small North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the male of which has bushy head plumage.


bufflehead

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noun

  1. a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta ) albeola : the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head Also calledbutterball
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bufflehead1

1855–60, Americanism; buffle ( buff 1 ) + head
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bufflehead1

C17 buffle from obsolete buffle wild ox (see buff 1), referring to the duck's head
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Potential bird sightings include gadwalls and buffleheads, dazzling ducks like the common goldeneye and the red-breasted merganser and tons of gulls, including the laughing gull and the ring-billed gull.

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In addition to Canada geese and mallards, in recent weeks Birky Pond has hosted hooded mergansers, bufflehead, redhead ducks, canvasbacks, northern shovelers, scaup and ring-necked ducks, to name a few.

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“It was all different species - mostly bluebills, but there were mallards, buffleheads, teal. It must have been an epic migration.â€

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“It was all different species — mostly bluebills, but there were mallards, buffleheads, teal. It must have been an epic migration.â€

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And, in fact some swimmers do come in the winter: buffleheads, ring-necked ducks, mergansers and other waterfowl visiting from the north.

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