Hi, I saw a strange duck today at Reesor Pond. It looked like a mallard and a common merganser mated, or something. It was the size of a common merganser, and the same shape but the head was more rounded like a mallard. The belly was dark, it was only white at the breast. The top/back of the head was green, but there was white at the front of the hear, above the bill.
Has anyone seen this bird? It was hanging out with a bunch of mallards. Also present were hundreds of Canada Geese. I couldn't pick out any Cackling Geese. Hooded mergansers (one male), northern shovelers, 1 greater yellowlegs, great blue heron, and buffleheads. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
