ML563116021
Contributor
Stephane Perreault Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Private - Cove Neck
Nassau, New York, United States
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Observation details
Flagged rare: a crazy sight for a mundane species. A female Next to a red-breasted female as they swam in the Bay!!! A late April common merganser in salt water next to a red-breastd is once in a lifetime. I couldn’t believe it so I took a picture with my phone through my binoculars. Red breasted had thin even Bill; smaller overall size; even gray chest blending with the throat; and spiky hair peaking high on the nape. Common merganser had head spike peeking low on the nape; breast was very Pale but not white here, and contrasting sharply with the throat; larger in size; bill thicker and widening at the base neck much thicker than red-breasted.
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