Appendix III. (Continued), 



Residency status 

 (Peterson 1980) 



Diet 

 (Terres 1980) 



Waterfowl and diving birds (continued) 



Double-crested Cormorant 

 Phalacrocorax auritus 



Great Cormorant 

 Phalacrocorax carbo 



Mute Swan 

 Cygnus olor 



Canada goose 

 Branta canadensis 



Brant 



Branta bernicia 



Mallard 



Anas platyrhynchos 



Black Duck 

 Anas rubripes 



Gadwall 



Anas strepera 



Canvasback 



Aythya valisineria 



Redhead 

 Aythya americana 



Greater Scaup 

 Aythya marila 



Lesser Scaup 

 Aythya affinis 



Migrant; breeds on islands 

 along New England coast, 

 mostly north of Cape Cod 



Winters along New 

 England coast 



Year-round resident 

 inland and on coast in 

 Connecticut, Rhode Island, 

 and Massachusetts 



Migrant; also resident 

 throughout New England 



Migrant; some winter 

 north to southern Maine 



Resident; increasing 

 due to stocking 



Resident; most breed inland, 

 winter along coast 



Breeds locally in New 

 England; some winter 



Migrant; especially spring 

 in southern New England, 

 some winter 



Migrant; especially spring 

 in southern New England, 

 some winter 



Migrant; winters locally 



Migrant; a few winter 

 north to Cape Cod 



Primarily fish, also 

 crustaceans 



Primarily fish, also 

 crustaceans 



Aquatic plants 



Primarily aquatic plants, 

 also molluscs and small 

 crustaceans 



Aquatic marine plants 



Aquatic plants, seeds, 

 grains 



Aquatic plants, some 

 molluscs, crustaceans and 

 polychaetes during winter 



Aquatic plants, invertebrates 



Primarily aquatic plants, 

 also some molluscs 



Primarily aquatic plants, 

 also some molluscs and 

 crustaceans 



Primarily molluscs, also 

 aquatic plants 



Primarily molluscs, also 

 aquatic plants 



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