| Hooded Merganser |
| Lophodytes cucullatus |
| Alaska, Manitoba and Nova
Scotia South to B. Oregon, Nebraska and Tennessee |
| 8 to 12 white eggs in a
down-lined nest. Usuall in tree cavity or fallen log. |
| Wooded Rivers & ponds, lakes |
|
These are the smallest Mergansers. They feed primarily on small fish that they
catch while swimming underwater. |
