Breeding male Buffleheads have black backs and white underparts. Their wings are black with a large white patch covering the secondary flight feathers and a large portion of the coverts. Their heads are predominantly black with iridescent green and purple highlights.

Bufflehead facts: Male buffleheads often make a loud chattering noise or growl when courting. Buffleheads mate and breed for the first time during their second year. They form pair in winter or spring and, unlike most ducks, are mostly monogamous usually keeping the same mate for several years. ~ Birdhouses 101

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