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Aythya valisineria

The king can. Fastest duck in the sky, aristocrat profile, wedge-shaped head. A bird of big water and long history, from Chesapeake sinkboxes to Pool 9 rafts.

Group
Divers
Tribe
Aythyini
Weight
2.7 lb
Flock
Fast wedge lines
Migration & Season · Peak Nov–Dec
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Weather Triggers
Cold Front
Late, hard-weather migrant. The big rafts arrive with real cold
Wind
Trades the lee lines of big water in a blow
Temp / Ice
Stays until the celery beds ice over
Habitat
Big rivers, bay celery beds, open lakes
The Daily Clock
How to hunt it, hour by hour
1
Dawn Trade
First 2 hours

Lines rip low along open-water edges toward feed beds at 60 mph.

Run It
Long diver lines off a point
Take them front-of-line first
2
Midday Raft
Midday

Rafts by the thousand over wild celery and sago beds, diving in shifts.

Run It
Mark the raft, hunt the edges
Never bust the main body
3
Evening Return
Last hour

Strings trade back to sheltered roost water.

Run It
Layout boat on the flight lane
Big-water safety first
Cross-Reference
Where this bird flies
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