Bird field guideBird identification [A-B]
Bird identification [C-D]
Bird identification [E-F]
Bird identification [G-H]
Bird identification [I-J]
Bird identification [K-L]
Bird identification [M-N]
Bird identification [O-P]
Bird identification [Q-R]
Bird identification [S-T]
Sandpiper, Pectoral bird pictures
Sandpiper, Pribilof bird pictures
Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed bird pictures
Sandpiper, Stilt bird pictures
Sapsucker, Yellow-bellied bird pictures
Scoter bird pictures<
Scoter, Surf bird pictures
Scoter, White-winged bird pictures
Seed-eater, Morellet bird pictures
Shearwater, Black-vented bird pictures
Shearwater, Dark-bodied bird pictures
Shearwater, Pink-footed bird pictures
Shearwater, Slender-billed bird pictures
Shearwater, Townsend bird pictures
Shoveller bird pictures
Shrike, Loggerhead bird pictures
Shrike, Nothern bird pictures
Siskin bird picture
Snipe, Wilson bird pictures
Snowflake bird picture
Sparrow, Baird bird pictures
Sparrow, Black-throated bird pictures
Sparrow, Brewer bird pictures
Sparrow, Chipping bird pictures
Sparrow, Clay-colored bird pictures
Sparrow, Dusky seaside bird pictures
Sparrow, English bird pictures
Sparrow, Field bird pictures
Sparrow, Fox bird pictures
Sparrow, Grasshopper bird pictures
Sparrow, Harris bird pictures
Sparrow, Henslow bird pictures
Sparrow, Ipswich bird pictures
Sparrow, Lark bird pictures
Sparrow, Leconte bird pictures
Sparrow, Lincoln bird pictures
Sparrow, Nelson bird pictures
Sparrow, Pine-woods bird pictures
Sparrow, Sage bird pictures
Sparrow, Savannah bird pictures
Sparrow, Seaside bird pictures
Sparrow, Sharp-tailed bird pictures
Sparrow, Song bird pictures
Sparrow, Swamp bird pictures
Sparrow, Tree bird pictures
Sparrow, Vesper bird pictures
Sparrow, White-crowned bird pictures
Sparrow, White-throated bird pictures
Starling bird pictures
Stilt, Black-necked bird pictures
Swallow, Bank bird pictures
Swallow, Barn bird pictures
Swallow, Cliff bird pictures
Swallow, Rough-winged bird pictures
Swallow, Tree bird pictures
Swan, Trumpeter bird pictures
Swan, Whistling bird pictures
Swift, Chimney bird pictures
Swift, White-Throated bird pictures
Tanager, Scarlet bird pictures
Tanager, Summer bird pictures
Teal, Blue-winged bird pictures
Teal, Cinnamon bird pictures
Teal, Green-winged bird pictures
Tern, Aleutian bird pictures
Tern, Artic bird pictures
Tern, Black bird pictures
Tern, Caspian bird pictures
Tern, Common bird pictures
Tern, Elegant bird pictures
Tern, Forsters bird pictures
Tern, Least bird pictures
Towhee, Green-tailed bird pictures
Trasher, Brown bird pictures
Trasher, Sage bird pictures
Tree-duck, Black-bellied bird pictures
Tree-duck, Fulvous bird pictures
Bird identification [U-V]
Bird identification [W-X]
Bird identification [Y-Z]
Bird watching diary
Scoter bird pictures
SCOTER163. Oidemia americana. 19 inches.
Scoters or "Coots," as they are generally called, are Sea Ducks whose plumage is almost wholly black; base of the bill is yellow and orange.
This species nest similar to the Eiders, concealing it under overhanging rocks or in tufts of grass.
6 to 10 eggs of a dull buff color (2.50 x 1.70).