Get to know the three types of merganser ducks found in the United States: hooded, common, and red-breasted. See how to ...

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I was watching a flock of buffleheads bob at the surface of a tidal pool that was flooded with water, it being full high tide. There is something fun about birds that shift their range with the season ...

The Brazilian merganser, a duck that’s the mascot for the country’s waterways, is among the top 10 most threatened birds in the world, with only about 250 individuals left in the wild. As part of ...

With efforts to save their native habitat in doubt, nine of the world's most endangered birds, Brazilian mergansers, are ...

One of my least favorite components of bird names is the word “common,” because in some locations that species may indeed be uncommon, or even absent. However, for the duck known as the common ...

Wildlife authorities in Maine said six wild ducks found dead in a stream in Winthrop have tested positive for bird flu. The hooded mergansers were found dead in Mill Stream and tested positive for a ...

Q: I snapped a photo of a female hooded merganser leading her ducklings in the water. But here’s the strange part: They weren’t all the same species as their mother — some were wood ducks, some were ...

Twenty-nine species of waterfowl are seen annually in the Greater Houston area. Sometimes, they can be difficult to tell apart in the wild, even for us at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. I, for one, ...

Piermont Dive Team rescues duck stuck on Lake Tappan ice A common merganser had her wing tangled in a fishing line and was stuck on the thin ice on Lake Tappan in Pearl River Dec. 23, 2024. She was ...

A bird watcher says the Common Merganser can't eat or dive for food. The race is on to find a rare duck who was spotted in Central Park with a piece of plastic stuck between its beak. Veteran bird ...