[EBB Sightings] Tufted Duck and Hooded Merganser in Oakland

Hi EBBers,

The following sightings were made this morning in the water channel that 
connects Lake Merritt with the Oakland Inner Harbor.  This water channel is 
labeled as Channel Park and Peralta Park in my Delorme Atlas.

In the section of channel between 10th and 12th Streets there was a male 
HOODED MERGANSER.  Also hanging out there was the HOODED MERGANSER X 
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE hybrid first found at Lake Merritt in 2004.

In the section of channel closest to the 880 freeway a TUFTED DUCK was in 
the company of many Scaup snoozing on the northern grassy bank.  Apparently 
I observed this Tufted Duck at about the same time that Josh Bennett 
observed a Tufted Duck at the northeast end of Lake Merritt (see Josh's EBB 
9:48AM listing for today).  Possibly there are two Tufted Ducks at Lake 
Merritt now.

An Egyptian Goose was in this channel this morning.  I usually see this 
goose in the vicinity of the Nature Center.  Also of note was that there 
were 71 Common Goldeneye and 12 Barrow's Goldeneye along the length of the 
channel....quite a few.

Good birding,
Bob Battagin
Oakland, CA