VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF CAMPUS BIODIVERSITY

Ten species of puddle or dabbling ducks (Anatini) and one species of stiff-tailed duck (i.e., the Ruddy Duck) have been reported to occur on campus:

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, Kelowna, BC (26 May 2012)

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (29 May 2012)

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (15 March 2012)

Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Tutt Pond (south of John Hindle Drive, near landfill entrance), UBC Okanagan (29 Mar 2012)

American Wigeon (Mareca americana)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (2 May 2012)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Mission Creek Greenway, Kelowna, BC (24 March 2013)

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Tutt Pond (south of John Hindle Drive, near landfill entrance), UBC Okanagan (8 March 2013)

Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (18 Sep 2017)
Bottom Photo: Male @ Rotary Marsh, Kelowna, BC (20 Apr 2014)

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: O'Keefe Ranch, near Vernon, B.C. (3 May 2012)