This is a female bufflehead, and I'm quite sure it is the same bird in both photos; the top one was taken yesterday, the lower one this morning. The reason I chose to post these shots is that I've never seen a bufflehead when it wasn't in the water, and they always swim away from anyone who comes near. This bird, who seemed to be alert and otherwise okay, was sitting on the same clump of vegetation near one of the power poles on both days, and allowed me to come fairly close. I know they don't nest here. Another puzzle.
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