PHOTO BY FRANCOISE MACOMBER
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The smallest of the North American mergansers, Hooded Mergansers nest in shallow wooded ponds and swamps. Nest box programs established for Wood Ducks have also benefited Hooded Merganser populations.
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| Latin name: Lophodytes cucullatus | |||
| Weight: Male: 650g | Female: 500g | ||
| Eggs: 8-15 | Incubation: 28-30 days | ||
| Range: Eastern North America | |||