Steve and all, the odd Hooded Merganser is a male bird that appears to be a hybrid between Hooded Merganser and Common Goldeneye. The head is shaped like C. Goldeneye but does not have the white hood or white facial patch of either parent species, it is green irridescent. The bill as Steve mentioned is all Hooded Merganser. There are some white feathers causing some streaking on the back of the bird which is consistent with C. Goldeneye. Also, I had a Yellow-rumped Warbler around the pond on Sunday. Good Birding, Brian Zwiebel ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]