Northern Pintail
This drake was seen during the Ithaca CBC on January 1, 2006 at Stewart Park in Ithaca, NY.
![](pintail.jpg)
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Sheldrake Point - 17 March, 2007
A nice comparison between female mallards and female Northern Pintail.
Note
the bill color, structural differences, and feather pattern on the
flanks.
![](pintail_mallard_females-mar-17-2007.jpg)
Pintail is in the back/top.
![](pintail_mallard-pair-mar-17-2007.jpg)
Again, Pintail is in the back.
![](pintail_mallards-mar-17-2007.jpg)
Two male mallards and the female Pintail.
![](pintail_pair-mar-17-2007.jpg)
Here's the femal with the male pintail.
All Photos (C) 2006 Paul Hurtado
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