I’d like to echo Brian - thanks, Steve. Tom Gilde
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 2, 2019, at 6:49 AM, Brian Tennessen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh very good! Thanks Steve for your thoughtful response! > > I have enjoyed your various posts on the MOU since I’ve joined.. > > We’ll continue to monitor this little one as time allows. > > Happy birding to all, > > Brian > >> On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM Steve Weston <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If it was any other species, I would be worried. But, Hooded Mergansers >> don't need anybody. When Hoodies follow a Wood Duck hen out of the box, >> after a day or two, they head off on their own. And, from what we have >> seen, they fair far better the Wood Ducklings following their hen. As time >> goes on, the Wood Duck brood numbers dwindled away, but we've watched in >> surprise as the little Hooded Merganser grew, finally disappearing from the >> lake in late summer, presumably flying away. We have seen this happen >> several times over the years. >> >> Steve Weston >> On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> Virus-free. >> www.avg.com >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> <#m_6127784600636372187_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> >>> On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 8:02 PM MOU <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> (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 >>> >> > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
