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Traveling in the winter, look for Lesser Scaup, Blue-winged Teal, Mottled Ducks, Great Northern Divers, Laughing Gulls, American White Pelicans, and Red-breasted Mergansers.

Red-breasted and .
One inventory in June 2012 found the following species: ovenbird, Eastern Whip-poor-will, wilson's snipe, alder flycatcher, Warbling vireo, red-eyed vireo, winter wren, wood thrush, American robin, veery, gray catbird, common yellowthroat, Chestnut-sided Warbler, northern waterthrush, Black-throated Green Warbler, northern parula, American Redstart, white-throated sparrow, indigo bunting, red-winged blackbird, American goldfinch, osprey, Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Virginia Rail, American Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Marsh Wren, House Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Pine Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Meadowlark, Bobolink, bank swallow, cliff swallow, barn swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruffed Grouse, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Blue-headed Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Lincoln's Sparrow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Canada Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Morning Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, and Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
The Red-breasted Goose ( Branta ruficollis ) is a brightly marked, endangered species of goose in the genus Branta from Eurasia.
Among the species from these two genera, the Red-breasted Goose is the smallest at in length.
The Red-breasted Goose breeds in Arctic Siberia, mainly on the Taymyr Peninsula, with smaller populations in the Gydan and Yamal peninsulas.
The Red-breasted Goose often nests close to nests of birds of prey, such as Snowy Owls and Peregrine Falcons, which helps to protect this small goose from mammalian predators such as the Arctic Fox.
While wintering, the Red-breasted Goose feeds on grasses, leafs and seeds.
The Red-breasted Goose is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds ( AEWA ) applies.
As it is not clear to what extent the known population fluctuates in this species – as in other Arctic geese – and given the worsening outlook for the species as a whole, the Red-breasted Goose was uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Endangered status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.
Most species are non-migratory and live in their habitat year-round, although the North American Red-breasted Nuthatch migrates to warmer regions during the winter.
The Red-breasted Nuthatch, Corsican Nuthatch and Chinese Nuthatch have breeding ranges separated by thousands of kilometres, but are similar in habitat preference, appearance and song.
These are the least marine of this group, only Red-breasted being common on the sea.
They host many endemic and endangered species, such as Great White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, Pygmy Cormorant, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Greater Flamingo, White-headed Duck, Ferruginous Duck, Eurasian Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, Houbara Bustard, Great Black-headed Gull, Slender-billed Gull, Squacco Heron, Common Crane, Demoiselle Crane, Slender-billed Curlew, Black Stork, Red-breasted Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Lesser Kestrel, Whooper Swan, Tundra Swan, Osprey, Pallid Harrier, Short-toed Eagle and many others.
It is also known as the Rufous-necked Wryneck, Red-breasted Wryneck, African Wryneck or Rufous-throated Wryneck.
The Red-breasted Merganser ( Mergus serrator ) is a diving duck.
The Red-breasted Merganser was one of the many species originally described by Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae.
The adult Red-breasted Merganser is long with a wingspan.
The Red-breasted Merganser is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds ( AEWA ) applies.
Although they are seaducks, most of the mergansers prefer riverine habitats, with only the Red-breasted Merganser being common at sea.
The genus also includes the Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, and Williamson's Sapsucker.
They sometimes hybridize with Red-naped Sapsuckers or Red-breasted Sapsuckers where their breeding ranges overlap.
The Red-breasted Flycatcher ( Ficedula parva ) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
The Asian species Ficedula albicilla previously considered a subspecies of the Red-breasted Flycatcher, but has the red throat surrounded by grey and a different song.
It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Red-breasted Flycatcher.
The Red-breasted Sapsucker ( Sphyrapicus ruber ), is a medium-sized woodpecker of the forests of the west coast of North America.

Mergansers and .
These include California sea lions, Grey Seals, Harbour Seals, North American Beavers, Hooded Mergansers, Bald Eagles, Common Ravens, Brown Pelicans, Grey Wolves and North American River Otters.
Hooded Mergansers have a crest at the back of the head which can be expanded or contracted.
Hooded Mergansers are the second smallest species of merganser, with only the Smew of Europe and Asia being smaller, and is also the only Merganser whose native habitat is restricted to North America.
Hooded Mergansers are short-distance migrants, and winter in the United States wherever winter temperatures allow for ice-free conditions on ponds, lakes and rivers.
Young Brazilian Mergansers are mainly black with white throat and breast.
The Brazilian Mergansers are generally silent birds, but may make barking calls in certain situations.
Adult Brazilian Mergansers are believed to remain on the same territory all year round, but there is not very much information about their movements and dispersal, so information on this is presently speculative in nature.
The total world population for Brazilian Mergansers is believed to be less than 250 birds.
Most Mergansers are found in the Serra da Canastra National Park.
The slender Brazilian Mergansers live in low densities in remote and mountainous regions where it inhabits clean rivers and streams with river rapids and riparian vegetation.
Brazilian Mergansers are very territorial birds defending large stretches of river and the land surrounding the fast-flowing water.
The Brazilian Mergansers are very sensitive to habitat degradation and loss primarily due to human actions.
Current traditional soil management and use practices in the region from farming may bring about serious damage regarding conservation of natural resources, especially water, on which the Brazilian Mergansers and the farmers themselves are dependent.
The filling of the Urugua-i reservoir, which took place between 1989 and 1991, had a major impact on Brazilian Mergansers in Argentina.
The dams flood suitable habitat, especially in Brazil and Paraguay, where the Brazilian Mergansers build their nests and lay their eggs.
Sporting activities also create a disturbance for the Brazilian Mergansers.
Activities such as canoeing and rafting disturb the natural habitats for the Brazilian Mergansers that thrive on the rapid-rivers.
With the activities being haphazardly practiced and the increasing amount of facilities being built on the margin of the rivers, they may cause serious threats to the Brazilian Mergansers populations.
Scaly-sided Mergansers nest in trees, as typical for the merganser and goldeneye lineage of sea ducks.
In its winter quarters, the Scaly-sided Merganser might compete with other Merginae with which it shares its habitat then, e. g. Common Mergansers ( M. merganser ) and Common Goldeneyes ( Bucephala clangula ).

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