A few of us guy’s went out searching for birds yesterday to see what we could find. We hit a lot of locations and found 2 Blue Heron’s, unusual for this time of year. We also found scores of Mallards and many Mergansers. It appears as though the Mergansers are already paired up.

The Male Hooded Merganser has a large white crest surrounded by black. The hooded merganser likes to hang out in forested wetlands, brackish estuaries and tidal creeks in winter.