(Posted by Brian Tennessen <[email protected]> via moumn.org)
Hi, We were down to the Crosby Farm park this afternoon, and observed a lone Hooded Merganser duckling in the pond near the picnic area. He was swimming around and peeping, seemed healthy, but we observed no other ducklings or adult Mergansers nearby. When i first saw him, i believe he was sleeping, had his head tucked as they do. I have mostly been observing the adult Hooded Mergansers in Crosby Farm park on the larger lake northeast of the picnic area, what's called the Upper Lake on Google maps. I saw Can we ask more experienced birders--how common is it for ducklings to end up solo? I have to think it doesn't bode well. But maybe the parents are nearby. Should we attempt to rescue it? We could bring to wildlife rescue place in the morning. I have to think it'd be hard to get him because the pond he's on is somewhat large and he'd just swim away. Thanks for any input, Brian and Denise, St. Paul MN Here's a photo if interested. https://www.flickr.com/photos/146080097@N04/47982219626/in/dateposted-public/ ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
