Long-tailed Duck at Belmar, Male or Female?
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W. Robert Shade III
Mar 22, 2022, 10:30:08 PM3/22/22
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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?
Nicholas Komar
Mar 22, 2022, 10:46:38 PM3/22/22
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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 <wrsh...@gmail.com> wrote:
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