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Gavia immer
32" long Stout body, duck-like Summer- back black with large white spots, head, neck, and bill black, white bands on neck, eyes red. Winter- Slaty above, white below, bill slaty, Bill heavy, pointed. In Flight- legs extend beyond tail. Vocal- Quavering laughter, yodeling, heard mainly on summer nights.
Summer and migration- lakes. Winter- coastal bays, ocean. April- Oct. in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine. Sept.- April- Entire coast.
Source: Nat'l Audubon Society Guide to New England by Peter Alden and Brian Cassie.
Spotted on Apr 19, 2013
Submitted on Apr 26, 2013
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Nice one!