These are likely migrants. Although Red-breasted Mergansers are mostly coastal
in Oregon, small numbers of spring and fall migrants pass through the interior
of Oregon, particularly east of the Cascades.
Dave Irons
Beaverton, OR
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On Mar 1, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Nathaniel Wander
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Somewhat surprising to me, there were 4 Red-breasted Mergansers on the
Willamette yesterday afternoon. They were near the west bank, just downstream
from the Fremont Bridge. One was clearly and adult male, a second an adult
female and two others, further out in the stream, possibly first year males.
Nathaniel Wander
Portland, OR
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