On Sat, 7 Oct 2000, Cliff Drake wrote:

> Three Common Mergansers flew in to the spillway area of the Chittenden (aka
> Ballard) Locks this morning about 10AM, the first I've seen in the area this
> fall. They looked like females, but I was wondering if I would see males in
> eclipse flying in? I wasn't able to see the wing bars well enough, and I
> don't know if I could tell the difference if I did. Thanks

My wife and I were looking at these birds around 1 PM. We didn't see any
males, either, but they were very active and fun to watch.

Mike Cummings
Seattle, WA
mook at drizzle.com