Not really, although it is wonderful to see a flock of so many. Red-breasted Mergansers are a diving duck found readily on our shores. They are funny to watch as they seem to get into spats and chase each other around. I read that a group can sometimes appear to be cooperatively hunting. They will line up and drive schools of small fish into shallow water and scoop the fish up without having to dive, which seems precisely what they were doing when I took these photos.
Red-breasted Mergansers on a sunnier day
Feeding amongst the mergansers, a pair of Horned Grebes, a Common Loon, and a Common Goldeneye can all be seen, although both these “commoners” don’t seem at all common to me.
SEE PHOTOS OF COMMON GOLDENEYE, HORNED GREBE, AND COMMON LOON HERE
The ducks were fairly far offshore, so please forgive the heavily cropped images; posted only for identification purposes.
Common Loon
Horned Grebes in the foreground
The Common Goldeneye looks very similar to the Bufflehead. Note the big marshmallow on his cheek and mostly white-feathered body.
Good Morning Gloucester 
Fantastic, thanks Kim.
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Great shots here Kim and captured them at their best. The weather conditions this year have been weird all the way around! Thanks Dave 🙂 Kim 🙂
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Kim: Love those Horned Grebes – I’ve never seen them before, and they are quite handsome and unique! I think they must be “artist birds” 🙂
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