Day 29 of 2016: A Not-so-Common Merganser

On Thursday, I heard about a Common Merganser found on the Reservoir. It was reported to be along the dike in the center of the Reservoir. So yesterday, I went out to go find it. When I got there, I scanned the entire dike, and found the Common Merganser (Year bird #56) surprisingly quickly. It was really distant, exactly where it had been seen before, but I was able to make out the cinnamon head, white front, and gray back that identified it. Hopefully I can track down the other rare bird at the Reservoir, an Iceland Gull. Stay tuned!