Monday, January 9, 2012

Just Ducky -- and Is This a Hybrid?

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I spent some time Monday at Northshore Marina on the Grand Haven Channel and spotted this male Hooded Merganser enjoying lunch, several Common Goldeneye, and male and female Red-breasted Mergansers (male pictured).  Also, is this a picture of a Mallard-American Black Duck hybrid noted in Caleb Putnam's post?
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Don Neumann
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2 comments:

Mike VanderStelt said...

Never saw one of those before -- I wonder how common it is.
Mike VanderStelt

Ric said...

Sure looks like a hybrid, doesn't it. Let's see if someone who knows will chime in. Meanwhile, it's good to see that the male Hooded Mergie is still around. He's been a winter regular there for many years. I think he thinks he's a Mallard.