[at-l] A question about birds in CT on a river

[AThiker at smithville.net (Felix)]

ken bennett wrote:

>On 3/12/05 9:01 PM, "Felix" <AThiker@smithville.net> wrote:
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>>Hey...what kind of bird did I see on the Hoosatonic in CT in December?
>>It was duck-like, rust-headed, paired and would occasionally dive and
>>stay down for long periods of time. Anybody know?
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>http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Red-breasted_M
>erganser_dtl.html
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Aye....it appears to me that it IS the common merganser.  It says the 
male's winter plume is like the female...and, that map does everything 
but highlight the Hoosatonic as winter habitat.  Thanks, fellers...