Possible Hooded Merganser?

[Richard Wood <rwoodphd at msn dot com>]

Hi all,

I just got back from going to the storage locker in Logan, and I brought 
along a scope and binocs, as I had noticed that there were a few places 
were there were water and birds along the way, especially on 1900 West, 
near the Logan Landfill, and on 200 North, past the county jail.

I also stopped at 20/20 Ponds, in addition to the above spots, and I saw 
what I believe to be a Hooded Merganser(?).  He had white behind his eye, 
like a hood, but too much white to be a female Bufflehead, nor did he 
appear to me to be a male Bufflehead, and his bill appeared to be the 
COLOR of that of a HOME.  I wasn't able to see the color of his eye, but I 
did note that his legs were orange.  The rest of his plumage mas messed 
up, so he didn't resemble a male HOME at all, except for his "hood" (there 
was also more black behind his eyes than a Bufflehead). Unless this bird 
is some weird crossbreed "freak", I would say I'm pretty certain it's a 
HOME, and if anyone on list is in or near Logan, they should go and check 
this bird out.  He was located on the south end of the pond, near the 
intersection of 2000 West and 2200 South.

Good luck,
Richard

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