Yvonne wrote: >I too am a beginner at this Tweeters stuff. This is the
second time I
have heard Oldsquaw mentioned as Long-tailed Duck. Is this an
official name change or what? I thought I kept up with name changes
through WOS and ABA publications.>

I keep up with name changes through ABA and other birding publications
also. So far, I have seen nothing about this name change for the North
American area. However, on the computer software I use - BirdBase - the
world list is Clement's, and it uses Long-tailed Duck and has for at least
as long as I've been using the software, about 5 years. On Clement's the
Green-winged Teal is called the Common Teal. So N. America and World don't
always agree.

Chris Maack
Anchorage, AK
CMaack at compuserve.com