Re: Possible Hooded Merganser?

[Richard Wood <rwoodphd at msn dot com>]

Hi all,

On another of my trips to the storage locker, I aain stopped at 20/20 Pond
in hoopes of seeing the bird I think is a Hooded Merg.  I didn't see him,
but I did see a BUFFLEHEAD instead.  The Bufflehead's head markings were
totally different from that of the other bird; this guy had white the white
spot around his eye, as opposed to starting behind his eye.

I also saw a pair of WOOD DUCKS and a juvi BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON perched
on a stick sticking out of the watrer, looking just like the picture in the
Kaufmann guide (p 151).  The WOOD ducks were year birds for me.

Good birding,
Richard



----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Wood" <rwoodphd@msn.com>
To: <birdtalk@utahbirds.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 3:35 PM
Subject: Possible Hooded Merganser?


> 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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