Need ID (4)

[Tom Cudzilo]

Hooded Mergansers - Juvies??


Common Goldeneye - juvie


Common Eider - Juvie (whats it doing on lake Ontario)


No idea what this one might be...


Thank you for any help.

[Kin Lau]

#1 looks like a Common Merg family. The sharp white throat on the mother is distinctive.

#2 Looks like a female Canvasback.

#3 Juvie Male Goldeneye looks right

#4 might be juv Cow bird or Juv Euro Starling.. I'd lean toward Starling due to the sharper beak.

[Brian Bailey]

Kin, did you reverse #2 & #3?

I'd agree with the Common Mergansers for #1, and the female Canvasback for #3.

I'd say that #2 is a female Hooded Merganser.  (I don't think a juvenile would have a yellow eye yet.)  The head profile looks a bit odd, but that's a merganser bill.  A Goldeneye's bill is quite stubby.

#4 looks like a juvenile Starling.  It's looking at the camera, but the bill looks to be very long and pointy, plus the pink legs narrow the choices.

BB

[Tom Cudzilo]

Thank you guys for replies.

So basically....

#1 Common Mergansers Juveis
#2 Female Hooded Merganser
#3 Female Canvasback (I knew this could not have been an eider as someone told me)
#4 Juvy Starling (makes sense since two feet to the right of him was an adult starling.

Thank you guys.

[Kin Lau]

Kin, did you reverse #2 & #3?

Looks like it  :oops:

Juvie Hoodie for #2 looks good.