Common Merganser
Mergus merganser

The Common Merganser winters over much of the USA, but is resident in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain zones. Their range is not limited to North America. Rather, they have a global presence, and breed in northern Europe and Asia from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.
Rather than building ground nests, the Common Merganser requires cavities in trees to make their nest. Old woodpecker holes can satisfy their needs for egg laying, though they may use recesses and small caves in rocks or holes in mud banks for nesting.
Taxonomists recognise three subspecies of Common Merganser:
- M. m. americanus breed from Alaska east to the Canadian Maritime provinces. They spend winter farther south to southwestern USA and northern Mexico.
- M. m. merganser breeds from Iceland to Kamchatka, including central Europe, northern China and Japan. They spend winters on the Atlantic coasts and from central Europe to Iran, also in Korea, Japan and China.
- M. m. orientalis breeds in central Asia from Afghanistan east through Tibet and the Himalayas to western China. They spend winters from the Indus Valley and Himalayan foothills to southeast China.
I have several fond memories of meetings with this species. Once, during my 2005 Alaskan adventure, I watched a momma merganser teaching her half-grown brood to catch small eels in the Lutak Inlet, just below the mouth of the Chilkoot River. The young birds weren’t quite ready for Primetime, but all their activity was a treat to watch.
Another indelible memory I carry came from an afternoon along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park. I stopped on the roadside to enjoy a gathering of Bison with several calves (sometimes called Red Dogs or Little Reds). I noticed a commotion on the water and saw a small group of adult Common Mergansers chasing trout in the river. The river was only a foot or two deep, and I could see how remarkably fast these ducks swim. It seemed to me they swam as fast as the fish in the river. I understand these ducks like to forage in groups by surrounding their prey to give themselves a higher success rate.
70 Photos

Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Falls, Southern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:15 13:21 |
Location:
Terminal City |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD_4629CommonMerganser |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Falls, Southern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:15 13:19 |
Location:
Terminal City |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD_4624CommonMerganser |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Starting Dive. Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Falls, Southern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:15 13:15 |
Location:
Terminal City |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD_4615CommonMerganser |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Upper Klamath Lake, Klamath Falls, Southern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:15 13:13 |
Location:
Terminal City |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD_4601CommonMerganser |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Fish Creek, near Hyder, in extreme southeastern Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:20 8:52 |
Location:
Fish Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 460 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 |
File Name: JCD9697CommonMerganser |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Resting after an afternoon of fishing for eels near Haines, Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:17 14:46 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD9423CommonMerganser |
© 2005 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Resting after an afternoon of fishing for eels near Haines, Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:17 14:39 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD9362CommonMerganser |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Juvenile learning to catch eels. Haines, Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:17 14:31 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD9350CommonMerganser |
© 2005 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Teaching her kids to catch eels near Haines, Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:17 14:25 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD9213CommonMerganser |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Streching the wings after teaching the kids to catch eels. Haines, Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:17 14:12 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD9064CommonMerganser |
© 2005 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Teaching the kids to catch eels. Haines, Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:17 13:51 |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD8726CommonMerganser |
© 2005 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Juvenile Family. Fish Creek, near Hyder, in extreme southeastern Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:20 16:11 |
Location:
Fish Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 300 mm, f/6.3, 1/40 |
File Name: JCD9807CommonMerganser |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Juvenile Family. Fish Creek, near Hyder, in extreme southeastern Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:20 11:45 |
Location:
Fish Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/6.3, 1/50 |
File Name: JCD9767CommonMerganser |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Juvenile Family. Fish Creek, near Hyder, in extreme southeastern Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:20 16:11 |
Location:
Fish Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/6.3, 1/40 |
File Name: JCD9808CommonMerganser |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Near Applegate Lake in Jackson County Oregon, very near to the California border. |
Date Taken: 2016:04:28 11:26 |
Location:
Applegate Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729674-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Adult female bird at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:25 10:25 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729636-CommonMerganser-Female |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Adult male bird at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:25 10:08 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729507-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:05:05 7:18 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D720157-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:05:05 7:18 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D720141-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Female at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:05:05 6:43 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D720060-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:05:05 6:43 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D720052-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Adult female bird at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:24 16:15 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729091-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Adult male bird at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:25 9:54 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729453-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Adult female bird at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:25 9:57 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729478-CommonMerganser-Female |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Female at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:05:05 7:20 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D720201-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:05:05 7:21 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D720212-CommonMerganser |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Another example of a bad image with backlighting problems. Many dozen female and juveniles seen this day, but only 3 males. Snowy Egret juvenal included in this group. Sights along the Lower Rogue River from Gold Beach to 40 miles above Agnus Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:10 8:16 |
Location:
Bagnell Ferry |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 280 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_D5X1046-LowerRogueRiver |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: At the Kenneth Denman Wildlife Area, Rogue Valley Game Management Area, near Eagle Point, Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:09 11:32 |
Location:
Ken Denman Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X9438-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: At the Kenneth Denman Wildlife Area, Rogue Valley Game Management Area, near Eagle Point, Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:09 11:32 |
Location:
Ken Denman Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X9428-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Along Link River Trail, where the Klamath River feeds into Lake Ewauna at Veteran's Park in Klamath Falls Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:05 12:28 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X9045-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Along Link River Trail, where the Klamath River feeds into Lake Ewauna at Veteran's Park in Klamath Falls Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:05 12:28 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X9040-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Along Link River Trail, where the Klamath River feeds into Lake Ewauna at Veteran's Park in Klamath Falls Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:05 12:26 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X9000-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Along Link River Trail, where the Klamath River feeds into Lake Ewauna at Veteran's Park in Klamath Falls Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:05 11:45 |
Location:
Link River |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X8867-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Rocky islands along Link River are good places to find loafing waterfowl upstream from where the Klamath River feeds into Lake Ewauna at Veteran's Park in Klamath Falls Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:05 11:07 |
Location:
Link River |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X8788-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:01 |
Location:
Riverside |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4209-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Chasing down trout near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:01 |
Location:
Riverside |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4203-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Along Link River Trail, where the Klamath River feeds into Lake Ewauna at Veteran's Park in Klamath Falls Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:04 19:37 |
Location:
Klamath River |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8567-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Along Link River Trail, where the Klamath River feeds into Lake Ewauna at Veteran's Park in Klamath Falls Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:05 11:04 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X8775-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 13:52 |
Location:
Riverside |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X4156-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: The ‘North Shore Beach’ at Lesser Slave Lake is actually at the eastern edge of the lake. I met two Common Merganser moms with a raft of babies there on my visit. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:05 14:57 |
Location:
Northshore Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8509072-LesserSlaveLake.AB-NorthBeach |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: After three days of rain, I took the opportunity to walk the river trails on each side of the Yukon River in Whitehorse looking for Arctic Terns. Occasionally I’d meet other birds, like Common Mergansers. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:15 12:00 |
Location:
Riverdale |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8509523-Whitehorse.YK_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: After three days of rain, I took the opportunity to walk the river trails on each side of the Yukon River in Whitehorse looking for Arctic Terns. Occasionally I’d meet other birds, like Common Mergansers. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:15 13:36 |
Location:
Riverdale |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8500031-Whitehorse.YK_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: The riversides just below Jackson Lake Dam turned out to be one of the more enjoyable and productive areas we explored at Grand Teton National Park. Common Mergansers were but only one of the species we found there. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:10 9:07 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8509177-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and found birds such as these Common Mergansers to enjoy. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:47 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8508700-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Loons and mergansers were the only waterfowl that came within camera range during this visit to the Crescent City harbor. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:13 8:12 |
Location:
Citizen's Dock |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8505681-CrescentCity-CitizensDock |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: On the advice from a local photographer, I visited a location new to me in the region around the mouth of the Eel River. The bridge to Cockrobin Island proved to be a worthwhile location to meet waterbirds and otters. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:10 15:27 |
Location:
Port Kenyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8505174-Loleta |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: On the advice from a local photographer, I visited a location new to me in the region around the mouth of the Eel River. The bridge to Cockrobin Island proved to be a worthwhile location to meet waterbirds and otters. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:10 15:27 |
Location:
Port Kenyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8505165-Loleta |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: On the advice from a local photographer, I visited a location new to me in the region around the mouth of the Eel River. The bridge to Cockrobin Island proved to be a worthwhile location to meet waterbirds and otters. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:10 14:33 |
Location:
Port Kenyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8504788-Loleta |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: After three days of rain, I took the opportunity to walk the river trails on each side of the Yukon River in Whitehorse looking for Arctic Terns. Occasionally I’d meet other birds, like Common Mergansers. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:15 12:00 |
Location:
Riverdale |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8509520-Whitehorse.YK_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: The riversides just below Jackson Lake Dam turned out to be one of the more enjoyable and productive areas we explored at Grand Teton National Park. Common Mergansers were but only one of the species we found there. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:10 8:56 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8509093-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and found birds such as these Common Mergansers to enjoy. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:47 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8508705-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While driving to visit friends near Apache Creek New Mexico, I stopped in Glenwood to visit the local fishery and look for birds. |
Date Taken: 2023:04:12 8:50 |
Location:
Glenwood Fishery |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_ZX90786_GlenwoodFishery_NM |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While driving to visit friends near Apache Creek New Mexico, I stopped in Glenwood to visit the local fishery and look for birds. |
Date Taken: 2023:04:12 8:49 |
Location:
Glenwood Fishery |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_ZX90769_GlenwoodFishery_NM |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While driving to visit friends near Apache Creek New Mexico, I stopped in Glenwood to visit the local fishery and look for birds. |
Date Taken: 2023:04:12 8:48 |
Location:
Glenwood Fishery |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_ZX90709_GlenwoodFishery_NM |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While driving to visit friends near Apache Creek New Mexico, I stopped in Glenwood to visit the local fishery and look for birds. |
Date Taken: 2023:04:12 8:33 |
Location:
Glenwood Fishery |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_ZX90616_GlenwoodFishery_NM |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: After three days of rain, I took the opportunity to walk the river trails on each side of the Yukon River in Whitehorse looking for Arctic Terns. Occasionally I’d meet other birds, like Common Mergansers. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:15 12:00 |
Location:
Riverdale |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8509534-Whitehorse.YK_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: The riversides just below Jackson Lake Dam turned out to be one of the more enjoyable and productive areas we explored at Grand Teton National Park. Common Mergansers were but only one of the species we found there. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:10 9:07 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8509173-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While we worked on waterfowl below Jackson Lake Dam, I enjoyed a pair of Common Mergansers foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:12 16:25 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8500161-JacksonLakeDam |
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Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While we worked on waterfowl below Jackson Lake Dam, I enjoyed a pair of Common Mergansers foraging in the slough beside the Snake River. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:12 16:37 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8500212-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: After three days of rain, I took the opportunity to walk the river trails on each side of the Yukon River in Whitehorse looking for Arctic Terns. Occasionally I’d meet other birds, like Common Mergansers. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:15 13:36 |
Location:
Riverdale |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8500020-Whitehorse.YK_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: On the advice from a local photographer, I visited a location new to me in the region around the mouth of the Eel River. The bridge to Cockrobin Island proved to be a worthwhile location to meet waterbirds and otters. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:10 15:31 |
Location:
Port Kenyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8505229-Loleta |
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Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Loons and mergansers were the only waterfowl that came within camera range during this visit to the Crescent City harbor. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:13 8:22 |
Location:
Citizen's Dock |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8505742-CrescentCity-CitizensDock |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: While chasing bears in Teton National Park, we stopped below the Jackson Lake Dam and found birds such as these Common Mergansers to enjoy. |
Date Taken: 2022:05:08 11:47 |
Location:
Jackson Lake Dam |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonMerganser_8508682-JacksonLakeDam |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Chasing down trout near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:01 |
Location:
Riverside |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4200-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Chasing down trout near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:01 |
Location:
Riverside |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4198-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: A spotted Sandpiper watches ducks chasing down trout near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 14:00 |
Location:
Riverside |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4176-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Chasing down trout near West Yellowstone along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:22 13:59 |
Location:
Riverside |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4167-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Green River below the Fontinelle Dam in Wyoming. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:13 16:58 |
Location:
Fontenelle |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X2273-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Along Link River Trail, where the Klamath River feeds into Lake Ewauna at Veteran's Park in Klamath Falls Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:04 19:36 |
Location:
Klamath River |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8563-CommonMerganser |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Common Merganser(Mergus merganser) |
Description: Adult female bird at Veteran's Park in urban Klamath Falls Oregon. Here, the Klamath River joins Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna and is called the "Link River". |
Date Taken: 2016:04:25 9:58 |
Location:
Veteran's Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D729490-CommonMerganser-Female |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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