January saw two new admissions to the Wildlife Center for care, with both duck species being non-native to Virginia: the ruddy duck and the lesser scaup. Both of these duck species are migratory. They ...

As the spring thaw begins to open bodies of water, ducks begin to migrate through Teller County. Although Teller is rather dry, rivers and lakes do attract some diving ducks that like deeper water.

A lesser scaup carrying an implanted satellite transmitter was spending time in Superior's Allouez Bay last week. The duck is one of 16 in a nationwide study that aims to understand what's causing the ...

Found especially on inland waters, Lesser Scaup are one of North America’s most abundant, widespread diving ducks. Often, you will see them with Canvasbacks and Redheads.