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 <wrsha...@gmail.com> 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? > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/2495A630-9250-4712-B0B9-DAFEBAE45396%40comcast.net.
