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Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Notes:

What a surprise I got when I spotted this female merganser on top of a chimney! They nest in tree cavities and nest boxes, but I hope she wasn't thinking of nesting in the chimney:-)

Reference Links:

Hooded Merganser, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (4)
Tom15
Thanks for the comments Luis, Jemma and Karen. Who could ever get tired of seeing these birds:-)
KarenSaxton
These are fairly common here and I never get tired of seeing them

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Birds - Northeast US
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PublishedMay 19, 2013

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