Red-breasted Mergansers at the Nazareth Quarry ~ February 22, 2025

I dropped my wife off at my daughter's work for a hair appointment and had about an hour-and-a-half to play with, so I drove over to the Nazareth Quarry. There were three Redheads continuing along the northern side along with a Horned Grebe, 16 Buffleheads, 6 Common and 5 Hooded Mergansers, 5 Ring-necked Ducks, and 2 American Black Ducks. During one of the scope scans I spotted a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers. Apparently, they were previously out of sight in the cove behind the first point. I took some very long-distance documentation photos of it.

A male Red-breasted Merganser.

Also seen there were about 60 Ruddy Ducks, 8 American Coots, and 9 Snow Geese among about 600 Canada Geese.

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