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  Bufflehead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is a small sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes.
Bufflehead is an extremely rare vagrant to western Europe.
Buffleheads do not tend not to collect in large flocks; groups are usually limited to small numbers (less than 10).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bufflehead   (175 words)

  
 BUFFLEHEAD DUCKS
Bufflehead courtship displays are extremely animated, with much chasing and head pumping on the part of the males, who also enlarge their head by erecting their bushy crest.
Although Bufflehead eggs can be successfully incubated in a quality incubator, and broody bantams do a really good job with them, I seem to get the strongest ducklings by letting the female incubate her own eggs almost to the point of hatching.
Bufflehead hatchlings are dry brooded for a few days to a week until I’m satisfied that they are all eating the starter and are seeking out the heat lamp for heat.
www.greatnorthern.net /~dye/Bufflehead_ducks.htm   (2058 words)

  
 Bufflehead
Bufflehead are found breeding across boreal North America from interior Alaska to western Quebec, southwards to Wyoming, Oregon, and California (Erskine 1972, Bellrose 1980, Gauthier 1993).
Bufflehead numbers were severely reduced by over-hunting at the turn of the century (Erskine 1972) but protection under the Migratory Birds Convention between Canada and the United States has allowed steady increases over much of the bird's range.
Bufflehead are a hunted species in their autumn and winter ranges although most harvesting is from inland autumn lakes.
www.sfu.ca /biology/wildberg/species/buffhead.html   (955 words)

  
 Bufflehead - National Zoo| FONZ
Male Buffleheads in non-breeding plumage closely resemble the females but can be distinguished by their larger size, slightly larger cheek patch, and larger wing patch.
Buffleheads are agile swimmers and divers but awkward on land because their legs are set well back on their bodies.
The common name Bufflehead is a corruption of the original name Buffalo Head, a reference to the disproportionately large domed head of the drake.
nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/Birds/Facts/FactSheets/fact-bufflehead.cfm   (1065 words)

  
 Hinterland Who's Who - Bufflehead
Buffleheads are constantly active, all their movements being energetic and abrupt.
Buffleheads are seldom found along exposed shores at any season.
Buffleheads are not gregarious, or sociable, and typically occur in groups of 10 or fewer birds.
www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=31   (1776 words)

  
 Bufflehead Duck
The Bufflehead is the smallest diving or sea duck in North America.
As winter nears, Buffleheads migrate to coastal water on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts as far south as Mazatlan.
Buffleheads travel to breeding grounds in Alaska and western Canada in February, March and April.
www.bright.net /~miley1/bufflehead.htm   (311 words)

  
 * Bufflehead - (Animals): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The bufflehead is a diver and unlike other diving ducks can take flight from water without having to run along the surface.
Buffleheads typically eat aquatic insects, snails, crustaceans and aquatic plants...
Bufflehead are one of the best known divers and can take off from the water without running along the surface, unlike other diving ducks.
en.mimi.hu /animals/bufflehead.html   (147 words)

  
 Buffelhead Brood In Northeastern South Dakota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The principal breeding range of bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is in boreal forest and parkland regions of Canada and Alaska (Gauthier 1993).
Buffleheads nest in cavities and prefer breeding habitat consisting of small, permanent ponds with little emergent vegetation and poplar (Populus spp.) or coniferous trees in close proximity (Gauthier 1993).
Bufflehead are rare in the Prairie Pothole Region, but continental populations have increased since the 1950's (Gauthier 1993).
www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/2000/bufhead/bufhead.htm   (670 words)

  
 Bufflehead House
As winter nears, Buffleheads migrate to coastal water on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts.
The female returns every year to the area of her birth and lays one egg each morning for six to 11 days, some time between mid-April and May. The Bufflehead is the only tree-nesting duck that can use nest holes of flickers.
The Bufflehead, with its striking white sides and white patch on its head, is smaller than most cavity nesting ducks.
www.coveside.biz /bufflehead-house.htm   (136 words)

  
 Chesapeake Bay Program - Critter of the Month
The bufflehead, Bucephala albeola, is a small, energetic diving duck that prefers the Bay's open waters to the shallows.
Categorized as sea ducks, buffleheads are fairly abundant in the Bay in the autumn and winter and often can be seen swimming in water depths of four to fifteen feet.
Buffleheads feed on submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), mollusks, the seeds of aquatic plants, crustaceans, aquatic insects and small fish.
www.chesapeakebay.net /info/bufflehead.cfm   (551 words)

  
 Bufflehead Duck Houses
The female Bufflehead lays her eggs in a tree cavity, usually the former nest of a Flicker (woodpecker).
The related goldeneyes and mergansers are also tree-nesters, and some people refer to any duck nesting in a tree as a "wood duck." The true Wood Duck, however, is not closely related to the tree-nesting diving ducks.
The Bufflehead is the only tree-nesting duck that can use nest holes of Flickers, the other ducks needing larger cavities.
www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /bufflehead.htm   (85 words)

  
 All About Birds
The smallest diving duck in North America, the Bufflehead breeds in ponds and small lakes in Canada, and winters in much of the United States.
The Bufflehead nests almost exclusively in holes excavated by Northern Flickers and, on occasion, by Pileated Woodpeckers.
Unlike most ducks, the Bufflehead is mostly monogamous, often remaining with the same mate for several years.
www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Bufflehead.html   (215 words)

  
 Birds - Bufflehead
In any case a shot is more likely to stun than to kill a bufflehead, that, like most other diving birds, is armored with a thick, well-nigh impenetrable suit of feathers.
It may fall as if mortally wounded, but the cold water usually revives it at once, and the expectant gunner looks for his victim many yards from where it is safely recovering from its recent excitement.
Because it can so illy protect itself on land, for it is a wretched walker, and doubtless also because it chooses to nest in countries where the fox and other appreciative eaters of its flesh abound, the bufflehead enters a hollow tree to lay her light buff or olive eggs.
www.oldandsold.com /articles20/birds-184.shtml   (334 words)

  
 * Bufflehead - (Bird): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Bufflehead is from North America where it breeds from...
One of the smallest ducks found in the state, the Bufflehead can be distinguished by the male's large white patch on the back of its otherwise fl head...
The bufflehead is a common winter resident of coastal and northeastern California and,
www.bestknows.com /bird/bufflehead.html   (301 words)

  
 Bufflehead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bufflehead's are diving sea ducks and unlike it's counterparts, the Bufflehead can take off into flight without having to "run" across the waters surface.
These birds feed on aquatic plants and insects, snails, and small crustaceans.
All this happens between April and May. Buffleheads are winter visitors to our area.
www.bird-friends.com /BirdPage.php?name=Bufflehead   (162 words)

  
 Bufflehead Cove Inn - Kennebunkport - Bufflehead Cove Inn reviews - TripAdvisor
Our first experience at Bufflehead was so terrific we had to return to make sure we didn't dream up the...
The charming Bufflehead Cove Inn is nestled on a beautiful tidal river just minutes from the picturesgue...
Bufflehead Cove Inn, Kennepunkport Maine is certainly a private little piece of heaven.
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 Bufflehead Web - Web Page Design
Bufflehead Web Design charges $45/hour for Flash development.
Bufflehead Web Design currently is offering a Search Engine Submission Service for $99 for up to 9 pages ($139 if your web site is 10 - 25 pages in size).
A work session with you to identify the 7 - 10 most important keywords/phrases that you believe potential customers would use to search for your site.
www.buffleheadweb.net /design.html   (613 words)

  
 Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
The Bufflehead was first reported by Linnaeus, 1758.
The Bufflehead is found in (but not necessarily limited to) the United States of America.
They have webbed feet which offers them great agility when swimming through the water.
www.unitedstatesfauna.com /bufflehead.php   (198 words)

  
 Bufflehead Decoys Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hollow Bufflehead Hunting Duck Decoy Bob Hayden '74
John and Valarie Bundy Classic Bufflehead Duck Decoy
PK Hilliard Drake Bufflehead Cork Decoy, circa 1980
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 eBay - bufflehead decoy, Hunting, Folk Art items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
 8 items found for bufflehead decoy in eBay Stores.
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 Bufflehead Cove Inn - Kennebunkport - Bufflehead Cove Inn Reviews - TripAdvisor
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 Bufflehead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The dinghy on the cabin top can be a sailing dinghy for exploring creeks and harbors.
Whereas Bantam is fundamentally a work boat that has found a lot of appreciation as a yacht, Bufflehead is planned from the start as a cruising boat.
She retains the character and construction of the smaller boat, but provides a larger cabin with two berths, a galley in the wheel house, and an enclosed head, all with standing headroom.
www.macnaughtongroup.com /bufflehe.htm   (249 words)

  
 Bufflehead Duck Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
2 hand carved cork bufflehead duck decoys for hunting
NJ BUFFLEHEAD DUCK DECOYS OP NR Hand Carved Painted Wooden Bufflehead Duck Ted West
Buffon Ornithology Litho Tufted Duck Bufflehead c 1830
www.triumphant.us /buffleheadduck.html   (61 words)

  
 Bufflehead Web Design - Web Site Design Studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1, 2005: Bufflehead Web Design works with Student Technical Services to redesign their web site.
June 18, 2005: Bufflehead Web Design completes a web site for Twin Cities home builder Polar ICF.
May 15, 2005: MAOHN's new web site is rolled out.
www.buffleheadweb.net   (232 words)

  
 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Click here to go to the forums home page and find out more.
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 The Bufflehead Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This Web Site is an informational reference site for The Bufflehead Shop Tobaccos and will address the following Information
Descriptions of the tobaccos that are presently available and where they may be obtained through various retail stores and web sites, or a combination of the two that have the tobaccos available either today or will soon.
This site is the property of Duck Distribution, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
www.bufflehead.com   (377 words)

  
 Texas Duck Hunting
Pintail, Redheads, Scaup, Teal, Bufflehead, Widgeons, and Gadwall are all in great abundance on the Aransas Pass Flats.
Our blinds are positioned in the best of the flyways and provide excellent shooting on both morning and afternoon hunts.
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