Sea Ducks

[Jc44]

I am painting some of my old duck decoys into sea duck decoys but i need to know more of what kind of sea ducks are up here.  Im in the very northwest corner of washington.  I know about scoters but what other kinds are out there?  Pictures would be great.  Thanks.

[Special T]

I stole these pics from a fellow Hunt wa member who is a killing machine. They are repaints and turned out pretty good. I was told (i have not been out "sea duck" hunting yet) that most forms of paint for sea ducks seems to work pretty good. Even been told that honker deeks work ok for brant...  I would think that i would do a scooter, harliquin and maybee a monster buffle head! I think the white would stick out more than anything else. 

[cryfowl]

Surf Scoter, Black scoter, White Wing Scoter, Harlequin, Oldsquaw, Common and Barrows Goldeneye, Buffleheads, and the VERY rare Pacific Eider.  Google the names and you will get tons of photos.   

[Jc44]

Surf Scoter, Black scoter, White Wing Scoter, Harlequin, Oldsquaw, Common and Barrows Goldeneye, Buffleheads, and the VERY rare Pacific Eider.  Google the names and you will get tons of photos.   

sounds good thanks!

[lokidog]

I regularly see a flock of 60-80 Bufflehead through the winter here in the islands, we get a few Goldeneye (don't worry about which kind when painting), Common Mergansers, Oldsquaw (Long-tail Duck for the politicaly stupid), and of course Scoters (mostly Surf Scoter with a few White-winged Scoters), and the occasional Harlequin Duck.

There are Widgeon and Mallards along the shores.

If I was repainting decoys, I would focus on Surf Scoters and Oldsquaw unless I had a bunch of teal to repaint as Buffles.

[h2ofowlr]

Here are a few new additions.  They were old wigeon and pintail decoys.

[Special T]

Very nice repaints 

[bear hunter]

very nice

[seth30]

Great job and thanks for the info guys

[BiggLuke]

Surf Scoter, Black scoter, White Wing Scoter, Harlequin, Oldsquaw, Common and Barrows Goldeneye, Buffleheads, and the VERY rare Pacific Eider.  Google the names and you will get tons of photos.   

Don't forget Scaup!
I see those all the time in bays around the sound, by the thousands.....

And becarefull CRYFOWL....
it's "Longtailed Duck" now, remember??   lol....

Don't want somebody getting offended.         

[washingtonmuley]

Here are a few you might find on the salt.

[washingtonmuley]

Here are a few more that you might find.

[lokidog]

Beautiful bunch of birds there.  I saw a pair of Harlequins last week on the south end of Lopez.  I thought they all headed up into the hills/streams for nesting.