floraphile Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 24 Mar 2023 Baldwin co. AL; bayside ferry launch I thought these (2 of therm) were female/immature Red-breasted Mergansers, but the bill looks too thick and the markings around the eye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Yes, Red-breasted Merganser. The bill may look tucked due to the angle, but it honestly looks normal to me. Markings around the eye can be variation and because of the shadow. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Just now, IKLland said: Yes, Red-breasted Merganser. The bill may look tucked due to the angle, but it honestly looks normal to me. Markings around the eye can be variation and because of the shadow. TY! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 13 hours ago, floraphile said: the bill looks too thick Large variation in bill thickness for Common and Red-breasted to the point of overlap. Not safe to use as the only ID feature. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 3 hours ago, RobinHood said: Large variation in bill thickness for Common and Red-breasted to the point of overlap. Not safe to use as the only ID feature. and Commons are exceedingly rare here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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