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hooded merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Photo by KarenSaxton
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

First year male merganser is similar to female, with larger crest and without white on the face

Habitat:

floodwater

Notes:

more floodwater birds

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
KarenSaxton
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9979162 does this help at all. Photo 2 is a pair of adults
KarenSaxton
The lack of the bit of white the female has on her face! And the much larger crest. I later got a pic of an adult male. Hopefully it came out.
HemaShah
That indeed is a very interesting fact Karen! But then how can you tell whether it is a female or a 1st year male? Thanks for sharing. Amazing!

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012

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