Hi all: I just wanted to request that folks reporting interesting birds to Cobirds (or any venue, really) should provide, if known, the age and/or sex of the interesting bird(s). This could greatly assist those chasing such birds to have the right search image. Should one be looking for an adult Northern Goshawk -- thus a gray bird -- or a juvenile -- a brown-and-white bird? Is the winter Blue-winged Teal still in alternate plumage (formerly known as eclipse) or has it attained some basic plumage -- thus has some of the white crescent on the face, which could then create a bird that looks very like an immature male Northern Shoveler? Is the Eastern Towhee a male -- a black bird and thus similar to a Spotted Towhee -- or a female -- a rich brown bird, thus quite different from most Spotted Towhees? Is the Lesser Black-backed Gull an adult -- thus readily distinguished by upperparts color and yellow legs -- or a juvenile -- thus not-so-readily distinguished -- or something in between?
Thanks, Tony Leukering Villas, NJ -- Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en
