On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Keith Wiggers wrote:

> We called a Sedro Woolley waterfowl breeder tonight; he said he had
> sold Ringed Teal to a lady who lives very near where the birds were
> sighted last summer. He remembered that she told him that some of
> them had escaped through an open gate.

Well, I'm dumb-founded. The number of useful bits of information
available from the people who subscribe to Tweeters is awe-inspiring.

Oh, and for Maureen's benefit (and possible others), the scientific name
of the Ringed Teal is Callonetta leucophrys.

Kelly McAllister