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What is a Merganser?

January 27, 2012 by Mike 21 Comments
One of the sweetest subsections of the duck family has...
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Harlequin Ducks at Point Lookout

February 27, 2011 by Corey 4 Comments
Winter at Point Lookout, the easternmost point of land on...
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Common Eider Somateria mollissima

February 7, 2010 by Corey 8 Comments
Though most people probably have only heard of eiders in...
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Black Scoter Melanitta americana

February 6, 2010 by Corey 7 Comments
The Black Scoter Melanitta americana, called the American Scoter by...
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What is a Scoter?

December 30, 2006 by Mike 6 Comments
When winter rolls around and most of our breeding birds...
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