Female Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) a small American sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufflehead . Seen on Dairy Creek Road past the dog park and closed gate in El Chorro Regional Park, San Luis Obispo, CA, 12 Feb 2011. ref. http://www.slocountyparks.com/activities/el_chorro.htm
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