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| Domain |
Eukarya |
| Kingdom |
Animalia |
| Phylum |
Chordata |
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Vertebrata |
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Aves |
| Order |
Anseriformes |
| Family |
Anatidae |
| Genus |
Mergus |
| Species |
merganser |
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Common Merganser |
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We see flocks of the common mergansers in the winter and spring months hunting for fish in a line of up to a dozen birds which will dive simultaneously to corral fish underwater. We see this in Pedder Bay, and off Taylor beach. They are not so common at Race Rocks however. This individual is in female plumage, and was perched on the end of the docks. Males are brightly coloured with contrasting white and dark greenish balck markings. This is the first record of one on the island. |
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This file is provided as part of a collaborative effort by the students, faculty, staff and volunteers of
Lester B. Pearson College |
March 2011
Ryan Murphy
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