On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, Mike Patterson wrote:

> Three OLD-TAILED DUCKS were on Trestle Bay near the parking lot D
> wildlife bunker.

Those of us who are getting old and have so often heard the disparaging
comments about "old goats", "old geezers", you know the offending terms,
there are many of them. We, collectively, are offended by use of the
word "old" in this duck name. Can't you think of a better name that
has some historic validity but, preferably, is without consonants?

Kelly McAllister