Bob, I would agree with your assessment that pink on the bill indicates male 
sex. So this would be an immature male Long-tailed duck. 

Nick Komar
Fort Collins

> On Mar 22, 2022, at 8:30 PM, W. Robert Shade III <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Most of the comments I have seen from eBird reports peg this very "dirty" 
> looking bird as a female. But it definitely has a pink band on the bill and I 
> cannot find any example photos of female LTDU with a pink bill. Is this a 
> first year male? 
> 

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