Shoveler Duck; Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

Extremely rare or accidental in the county; once or twice near Northampton

C20

Very rare transient, not recorded in spring since March 13, 1898. —Bagg & Eliot

December

C21

Common in spring and especially fall migrations. —Mass Audubon

May - November

Habitat

marshes, salt bays, ponds

Nest Materials

dried grasses, weeds, down

19th-20th Century Field Notes

SHOVELLER DUCK . Head and neck , dark green , in the male ; brownish - yellow , streaked with dusky , in the female ; breast , white ; belly , more or less , purplish - chestnut ; rump , upper and under tail . coverts , black ; wing . coverts , sky - blue . Length , 17 - 21 inches . Has been taken once or twice near Northampton .

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*