Learn to identify the variety of North American ducks, such as this Hooded Merganser drake without hesitation (photo by James Hendrickson).

Be a Better Birder: Duck and Waterfowl Identification – it’s a new online birding course that’s designed to help you identify waterfowl – ducks, geese, swans, and more, created and offered by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Each self-paced online lesson features a video tutorial, followed by exercises and quizzes designed to help you build your ID skills. Now you can get expert training to identify waterfowl from all angles and benefit from identification strategies like noticing “where is the white?” to take your waterfowl birding skills to the next level.

Ducks and other waterfowl are all around us. Are you confident identifying ducks, even when they’re on the other side of the marsh? Can you confidently identify female ducks? It’s all a part of the Duck and Waterfowl Identification on-line course, instructed by Dr. Kevin McGowan, a professor of ornithology. This interesting course of instruction features 6 lessons with more than 3 hours of video instruction, 21 quizzes, and 2 puzzles. You can practice your skills with the built-in activities, exercises, quizzes, and more.

To learn more about the Duck and Waterfowl Identification Course, visit https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/product/be-a-better-birder-duck-and-waterfowl-identification/