On the Move

How eiders migrate

Common Eiders made a big move south last winter. Will it happen again?

Contributed by Paul Kerlinger
Published: December 22, 2010
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Contributing Editor Paul Kerlinger tells how the large duck known as the Common Eider has recently been showing up far to the south of its typical winter range, along the Atlantic coast between northeastern Canada and the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. Kerlinger describes the eider's migratory habits, and gives the range, population, and bill color of the four subspecies observed in North America.

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