Water & shore birds
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
“Additionally, on March 17 along the section of the Sawyer Road that crosses the Spurwink Marsh I spotted three Hooded Mergansers and a single Common Merganser feeding in a shallow salt-water pool.”
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Mar 29, 2023
Additionally, on March 17 along the section of the Sawyer Road that crosses the Spurwink Marsh I spotted three Hooded Mergansers and a single Common Merganser feeding in a shallow salt-water pool.
Apr 12, 2023
On this same outing I also noted three Common Mergansers and four first of the season Lesser Yellowlegs.
Mar 27, 2024
And on March 9 along the section of Sawyer Road that crosses the Spurwink River, I spotted one female Hooded Merganser and a pair of Common Mergansers feeding in a shallow salt-water pool as the rattling calling from a nearby Pileated Woodpecker carried across the marsh.