Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Prospect Merganser trio

A Common Merganser, rarest of the eastern trio, reported as a flyover over Prospect Lake.


Red breasted Merganser reported early on Lake by Ryan Goldberg PLUS below

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) (1)
- Reported Apr 29, 2020 07:19 by Russ Alderson
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S68026435
- Comments: "Female on lake"

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Apr 29, 2020 06:20 by Ryan Goldberg
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S68025964
- Comments: "*Rare. High flyover of Lookout heading NW early morning, visibility was good. Male. Clean white underparts and dark green-black head. Long, slender with trailing legs, body and neck were in a straight line."

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Apr 29, 2020 06:14 by Tina Alleva
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S68025979
- Comments: "Flyover at lookout. Male; clean white underneath, elongated body with all black head and orange legs trailing straight back."