The Tyler (Smith Co) CBC was held yesterday. A female Common Merganser was spotted on Lake Tyler. This is a rare bird for the area and if I am not mistaken a first for our CBC. She was swimming with some Coots and was found near the shoreline just before daylight. 3 of us got photos that are good enough for positve id but not great quality. Here are two of my shots, the darker image shows the true lighting conditions. Mike Bloodsworth Tyler http://mikeintyler.smugmug.com/Nature/Most-Recent/i-rB758dZ/0/X2/036_edited-1-X2.jpg http://mikeintyler.smugmug.com/Nature/Most-Recent/i-9tJfZ3n/0/X2/019-X2.jpg Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner