[mou] Mystery egg

[esteb02@frontiernet.net]

Sharon,

I showed the picture to Jim Pichner, Avian Supervisor here at the MN Zoo
and he's guessing it's a Hooded merganser egg. If you still have the
egg, you can test it by rubbing your fingers on surface of the egg. If
the green rubs off and it starts to turn to an ivory white, it's a
hoodie egg.

The other option could be a Goldeneye, but we thought it looked too
small.

Steve Estebo
Avian Zoologist
Minnesota Zoo