Unlike the mergansers, these Ring-necked Ducks are more frequently seen in the Caribbean. Yet they are still not common in ...

The duck in question was a Ring-necked Duck. As you can see from the photo I took the male Ring-necked Duck (which this one was) is a sharply marked bird of gleaming black, grey, and white.

Population counts showed variable results for several species of ducks that breed in Minnesota, according to the results of the annual Department of Natural Resources spring waterfowl surveys.