FEMALE AMERICAN WIGEON, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   This duck can be identified as a female American Wigeon as follows:

• Blue bill with black tip
• Greyish head with brownish crown
• Brownish chest and sides

   The American Wigeon is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 249.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   The first photo is of either a juvenile or adult female Red-breasted Merganser.  The second photo shows two adult Red-breasted Mergansers.  We identified these ducks as Red-breasted Mergansers as follows:

• Long and slender body.  You can be see this in the second photo.
• Shagy hair.  You can make this out if you look closely at the head in the first photo and the head of the duck on the right in the second photo.
• Long and thin orangish to reddish bill.  You can see this in the first photo.
• Gray and black on top and white underneath.

   The Red-breasted Merganser is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 250.

RED-BELLIED WOODPACKER, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

JUVENILE WOOD STORK, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   The juvenile Wood Stork's neck and most of head are whitish/buff, rather than the all black of the adult.

EASTERN PHOEBE, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

NONBREEDING EUROPEAN STARLING EATING, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL

   This dove can be identified as a Eurasian Collared-Dove by the following:

• Dark ring on back of neck
• Dark primaries

   The Eurasian Collared-Dove is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 248.