The Maine Department of Marine Resources has an excellent web page that gives an overview of Maine’s waterfowl, which includes a total of 34 species. These include dabbling ducks, diving ducks ...

The Anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes ducks ... and in some cases diving in at least shallow water. The family contains around 146 species in 40 genera.

The new report says at least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years.

At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published Thursday.