Help with Scaups

Need help identifying a bird? Please post your question here and if possible include a photo. Also let us know where and when you saw the bird. Other things that help are listing any field marks that stood out, behavioral information like how it walked, hopped or flew. This Forum is just for North American birds.
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Sbruenjes
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Help with Scaups

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I saw these birds today at Sandy Hook Beach in Monmouth County, NJ. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Greater Scaup. Look at the rounded head that is peaked in the front, and the size of the nail.
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Re: Help with Scaups

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Agree with Greater, for sure.
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