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Yes, there are tree ducks like black-bellied whistling ducks, and sea ducks like surf scoters.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 2 Nov. 2023
Divers and sea ducks should be skinned and their fat should be removed.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Aug. 2023
During a stroll along the central pond, guests can marvel at great blue herons, cormorants, and the peculiar-looking Florida softshell turtle, while the sparkling waters just past the park are a haven for sea ducks, saltwater fish, and, of course, Florida’s native manatees.
—Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
In 1999, about 110 king eiders, a type of large sea duck, were found dead on Baffin Island in Canada.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 18 Feb. 2022
Unalaska Island reported 44 kinds of birds, including 623 black scoters, a large sea duck.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2022
Berlin started looking into the problem and built the sea duck program at the refuge from the ground up.
—Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 20 May 2021
Marine birds also included mallards, common scoters (a large sea duck), geese, cormorants, gannets, shags, auks, egrets and loons.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Mar. 2020
The master of this art is the eider duck, a portly sea duck that is widespread in the Arctic and feeds by diving for mussels in frigid polar water.
—Helen Czerski, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020
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First Known Use
1753, in the meaning defined above
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“Sea duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20duck. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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