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Lophodytes cucullatus
The hooded merganser is a sleek black and white bird that has rusty brown sides. Crest "hood" raises to reveal a large white patch. Long thin black bill. The female is a sleek brown and rust bird with a ragged rusty crest and long-thin brown bill.
These hooded mergansers were surprise visitors at a pond I visit frequently at Kinder Farm Park in Millersville, Maryland.
Spotted on Dec 24, 2014
Submitted on Dec 26, 2014
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