Last weekend at Brighton Dam, there was a lot of common merg courting going on. I have been trying unsuccessfully to find photos of this behavior on the web. I've posted a series of photographs I took of one pair on Flickr just in case anyone else is interested.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34312269@N04/sets/72157614384267699/ - once in Flickr, click on the thumbnail and then select "All Sizes" to see the slide fullsize.

Brighton Dam is the lower end of  Triadelphia Reservoir between Howard and Montgomery Counties.

Nancy Magnusson
Ellicott City, MD