Grebe/waterfowl with orange/brown head and gray feathers in Northern Nevada (2 Viewers)

[CalifornianFrost]

No picture, sorry.

I saw an orange headed waterfowl with gray feathers with a long, thin beak all by itself swimming and diving in a small pond. It was smaller than a mallard but bigger than a coot. It was seen today, June 18th, at a park near Reno, Nevada.

Any idea?

 

[CalifornianFrost]

I got a (not great) picture

 

[CalifornianFrost]

 

[Butty]

A merganser - can't tell which - photo too low in quality and riven with artefacts (no offence).

 

[CalifornianFrost]

A merganser - can't tell which - photo too low in quality and riven with artefacts (no offence).

None taken, it's a phone. Thank you, this helps!

 

[CalifornianFrost]

It's a female common merganser, thank you!

 

[Butty]

Is it.