March 22, 2022: A Very Unusual Bird
On Monday of last week, I was out for a nice walk and ran into a fellow birder. We exchanged sightings, and she said there was an unusual duck on the Lagoon. We headed for a nice bench and put our binoculars on the ducks floating in the middle of the water. Sure enough, we found this unusual bird and after much discussion agreed that it was a Long-tailed Duck.
The Long-tailed Duck is a small, slender sea duck with a rounded head and a small bill. The male has long tail plumes most of the year. A very active diver, they spend most of their time underwater and dive down as far as 200 feet. I discovered that we are in the migration path as this bird makes its way north to the tundra for nesting season. My friend and fellow birder, 
Linda Kane took these pictures. Notice the very long tail!
Happy Birding!