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Janet Tubb
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Common Merganser ?
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March 15, 2015, 04:40:26 AM
This duck was among the Mallards on Oshawa Creek in downtown Oshawa.
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March 15, 2015, 08:36:19 AM
The way to distinguish the female Common Merganser from the Red-Breasted Merganser is the Common will have a distinct white chinstrap. It's tough to see in the photo, however it appears to be a Common
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JW Mills
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March 15, 2015, 10:04:01 AM
Looks like a Red-breasted to me.
Common would have a sharp contrast between neck and breast.
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Re: Common Merganser ?
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March 15, 2015, 11:10:05 AM
Like I said from this photo it is difficult to distinguish any contrast as it is swimming away
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Janet Tubb
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March 16, 2015, 01:09:50 AM
This photo shows the front and no sharp line between the neck and breast, so it's a Red-breasted ?
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Henrique Pacheco
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March 16, 2015, 12:40:55 PM
Yes. Red breasted.
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