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Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

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Field Notes

Description:

These are large, long-bodied ducks with thin, pointed wings. Their bills are straight and narrow, unlike the wide, flat bill of a “typical” duck. Females have shaggy crests on the backs of their heads.

Habitat:

Lake Superior inside the harbor (copper harbor)

Notes:

Watched this female fishing and catch one and eat it.

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