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ORIGINAL: wdog1

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ORIGINAL: deke12ga

You wont mistake a Canvasback for anything else. The Drakes are bassicaly sloid white looking while in flight and they're HUGE compared to other ducks. Unless you're hunting BIG OPEN water its doubtful you'll see a Can Can. The only distingishing in flight caracteristic for a hen is the sloping forehead into the ramped bill. The drakes have this too.

ill have to disagree you will see them in rivers and small lakes also

Deke12ga said it was doubtful that you'll see a canvasback thats not on big water. Yes you'll see some on small water, but rivers are big water IMO. We have seen some on small lakes and I've seen one flying over the marsh, but thats it for small water areas.

RE: help id duck

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ill have to disagree you will see them in rivers and small lakes also

True, anywhere theres water theres a chance for a duck to be.Its possible to even find one in a mud puddle in the back yard. Canvasback being divers will normally stick to open water even on small lakes. We have a lake thats only got about ahundred miles of shoreline (if that)and we get quite a bit of Cans, but they all stay in the main lake and only move into the marsh to feed. They dont go back in coves or the feeder creeks. If you go to the coast you will see even more.