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A male red-breasted mergansers (Mergus serrator) at Ashbridge’s Bay this week. A male bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is behind and to the left of the merganser. The crest of the males in this species appears as a double spike, unlike the spike of the common merganser, which appears to be a single spike.  © BCP 2011 […]

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Two male redheads, Aythya americana, with their mates, cruise the waters of Ashbridges Bay Wednesday. Wild about the City has been on hiatus for two months, attempting to straighten out major computer snafus. We might be sorted out . . . don’t want to push our luck too hard, but hoping for the best. So, […]

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