I stopped by the end of Canal Street this afternoon (2:45) and found a group of at least 87 common mergansers between openings in the ice. The actuarial number may have been a few birds higher as some were diving and some were parked side-by-side. I counted the flock about ten times and this was the highest count. I counted individual birds with no estimating. The breakdown of sexes was almost even with 42 females on one pass.
There was one adult herring gull who briefly joined the flock.
Norm Famous from Augusta
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-- Norman Famous, Wetlands and Wildlife Ecologist
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