Hooded Mergansers

The hooded mergansers have returned.

Hooded Mergansers rule

The hooded Merganser is the bird that pushed us ove the edge. We became birders because these ducks landed in the lake in New Jersey we lived on. I'm glad they spend the fall and winters in Southern California too.

The hoodies are back

The hooded mergansers are returning to Riverside.


The ring-necked ducks too

Yucaipa Regional Park

We dropped by Yucaipa Regional Park on the way to a nursery. We got some good views of red-breasted sapsuckers. The female hooded merganser eating a fish was interesting too.

American Widgeon with Three Hooded Mergansers

The hoodies are back

The hooded mergansers have returned to UCR

The hoodies are back

The hooded mergansers have returned to Riverside.

Hooded Mergansers

Hooded Mergansers

The hooded mergansers are back in Riverside.

More Ducks

Common Goldeneye


Common Merganser


Female Hooded Mergansers


Male Hooded Mergansers


Ring-necked Ducks


Female Common Merganser and Ring-necked Duck


Ring-necked Duck and American Widgeon


The migrating ducks are starting to arrive nearby. We always enjoy the hooded mergansers, but really appreciated seeing the common merganser female. The common golden eye was a neat find.

Hooded Mergansers

Hooded Mergansers

The Hooded Merganser was the bird that got us most interested in bird watching. They would come by our home on a small lake in New Jersey every fall. We are thrilled that they are nearby in California, too.