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The Tower Road phalarope appears to have a streaked back because it is molting from juv to basic plumage (using terminology no longer in favor, here, but widely understood) Indeed, using back pattern on phalarope is fraught with problems, as basic adult RN Phalaropes (of which I've seen some this fall) can appear totally gray backed (and with limited black markings on head), much like a Red Phalarope. And as the photo from Tower Road shows, juv Red Phalaropes in molt can appear striped Good Birding Steven Mlodinow Longmont CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8D09E3220370B14-E34-537C%40Webmail-m107.sysops.aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
