Even among merganser ducks known for their wild “hairdos,” the hooded merganser’s style stands out. This eye-catching diving duck is instantly identifiable from its large-looking head, which, on males ...

Waterfowl, a general description for ducks, can be challenging to identify in flight. Mastering this ability provides satisfaction and pleasure for bird watchers and is a necessity and requirement for ...

For dyed-in-the-wool waterfowlers, the fall bird migrations bring hope for game bags stretched full of colorful, varying duck species. On any given day during duck season, unseen natural events like ...

The fourth edition of the Blue Water Nature Series features two mergansers. The common (Mergus merganser) and red-breasted mergansers (Mergus serratus) are winter residents of Lake Huron and the St.

The website says that the duck daily bag limit is 6, which may include no more than: 4 mallards (2 hens), 1 scaup, 3 wood ducks, 1 pintail, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 2 black ducks, 1 mottled duck. If ...

My son and his fiancé were out in Seattle during Winter Break (we are all teachers). They sent back a photo for me to ID of a cool-looking bird riding the swell out in Puget Sound. I had just come ...

The Brazilian merganser, a duck that’s the mascot for the country’s waterways, is among the top 10 most threatened birds in the world, with only about 250 individuals left in the wild. As part of ...