This is not true for mergansers. Both males and females are striking in this group. Males have contrasting colors, while the females have red crests, giving them the look of having a mohawk haircut. Loons Loons are chunky water birds with long, pointed bills and feet set far back on their bodies. Their haunting call is sometimes heard on early mornings or on full moons along the bay.
Loons spend summers on alpine lakes, returning to the coast during winter.
They are very shy and susceptible to disturbance. Buffleheads Their name is bigger than these tiny diving ducks are. Buffleheads may not be the most common little duck on the water but it is often the most conspicuous. The males sport brightly contrasting black and white heads. The smaller grebes have stubby, pointed bills, round heads and short, chunky bodies.