Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

(L 21" WS 34" Wt 1.8 lb)

Have been called the “nomads of the
skies” due to wide-ranging migrations.

female

Merritt Island Nat‘l
Wildlife Refuge, FL

Note striking mark-
ings and long tail.

08Feb2012

01Feb2014

Two decoys, a preening Pintail
drake and a sleeping Canada
Goose, created by in the early
1900’s by master carver A.
Elmer Crowell, sold for a
record-setting $1.1 million each
in 2007.

    (Patrick Merrell)