Identifier: birdark00how (find matches)
Title: Birds of Arkansas
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Arthur H. Howell
Subjects: Birds--Arkansas.
Publisher: Washington : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Biological Survey
Contributing Library: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries
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, as at other seasons, is probably most numerous in the big swamps of the northeastern counties. Hollister reported it veiy common on Bayou Meto, Arkansas County, in November, and McAtee found it in small numbers at Turrell November 17-19. The food of the wood duck consists of the seeds and leaves of aquatic plants (such as the water lily, pondweed, and wild rice), acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts, wild fruits, and insects. Redhead. Marila americana. The redhead occurs in favorable localities as a regular and notuncommon migrant and winter resident, preferring usually thedeeper Lakes and streams for its feeding grounds. It has beenreported as a migrant at Clinton and Helena and was observed innumbers by McAtee at Menasha Lake November 22-24. A writer inthe American Field says it is occasional in winter (December) onRose Lake. Crawford County.1 and Mr. \V. B. Eason reports a few i Old Timor, Ainrr. Field, LII, p. 181, 1899. Bui. 38, Biological Survey, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate III.
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DUCKS. 21 occurring on Big Lake all winter. Hanna saw a flock of 30 at VanBuren November 28. Audubon states that the food of this duckconsists of small fishes, tadpoles, snails, acorns, beechnuts, andblades of grass. To this list should be added insects and the seeds andstems of water plants. Canvasback. Mania lalisiaeria.The famous canvasback occurs as a moderately common migrantand a few remain through the winter. It breeds from Minnesota andNebraska northward, and on its southward migration reaches Arkan-sas usually in November. McAtee found it numerous on WappanockaLake November 17-19, 1910, but it is not usually common there.One specimen was taken also on Menasha Lake November 23, and thespecies has been reported from Big Lake (a few all winter), Osceola,and Helena. The canvasback feeds mainly on the seeds, tubers, andstems of various water plants (such as pondweed, eel grass, arrow-head, and rushes), and consumes also some mollusks, crustaceans, and insects. Lesser Scaup Duck. M

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