11/28/13 & 11/29/13, Thanksgiving & Friday Pat Pollock There is a (f) Common Merganser Fos, on NW side of Reservoir, found by me yesterdqy @ about 3-3:30 p m and picked up again this morning in same area feeding close to the retaining wall much of the time. Light @ 8:30 am poor for details. The Red-throated Merganser (f) and Common Merganser are quite similar. We get both species usually for short and infrequent visits. The light yesterday in afternoon was stunning. This was my 1st opportunity to use a computer. Inaddition to Com M erganser, Ring-n ecked Duck was present this morning & Thursday. Today I counted 10 Hooded Mergansers, mostly on eastside, 5 American Coots, 4 Buffleheads and 4 Pied-billed Grebes. At the Pool the Northern Pintail was not present today but I had seen it a few days ago @ the Pool. There were 5 Buffleheads, and 5 or more Wood Ducks which were frequently hidden along the north shore low-lying bushes. @ the Feeders yesterday a beautiful (m) Baltimore Oriole appeared, Carolina Wren, White-breasted Nuthatch, Fox Sparrow. A Red-tailed Hawk flew in, perched, flew across to another perch and gave us quite a show. On Thursday I noted 2 American Black Ducks on the Reservoir. --
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