It seems certain what I saw yesterday at Jamaica Bay WR was a young Hooded Merganser. I observed the bird with Rob Jett and he sent me these two links to show what exactly it looks like. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rick_leche/37147866/in/photostream/ http://www.birdinfo.com/A_Images_H/HoodedMerganser_0012.html
Still everyone should keep their eyes out for anything out of the ordinary! Vinny Pellegrino www.flickr.com/pellegrinov East Northport, NY "It just doesn't get any better than this" -Jeff Corwin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --