Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Jan 23, 2026 08:30 by Forrest Wickman
- 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/S295803146
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged as rare, though they often visit the lake in small numbers in winter. Female between the Peninsula and Duck Island, with orange-y head, gray body, and white at base of bill. Photo."
"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."
--John Burroughs, conservationist and author
- Reported Jan 23, 2026 08:30 by Forrest Wickman
- 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/S295803146
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Flagged as rare, though they often visit the lake in small numbers in winter. Female between the Peninsula and Duck Island, with orange-y head, gray body, and white at base of bill. Photo."
"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."
--John Burroughs, conservationist and author
