Hi
Interesting, about the Tafted Duck in Bingen. The Birds me and Vicki saw on
11-20--98 had normal size Tafts. We was real close on this birds, so i took
lots of photos, where there also showing exactly the Taft size as in the
National Geographic. Could there be different Ducks perhaps?
Ruth Sullivan

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> From: Roening, Marcus (US Sales) <MDR51044 at glaxowellcome.com>
> To: 'Tweeters' <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Great Gray Owl Question?
> Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 9:15 AM
>
> Dear Tweets,
>
> I'm in Bend, OR for a conference and I remember some discussion last year
> about a Great Gray Owl hanging around one of the golf courses in the
area.
> If anyone can give me an update and some directions, I'd be greatly
> appreciative. I'll be here through Wednesday, March 10th.
>
> On the way down from Tacoma, Heather and I, stopped at Bingen, WA and we
> were able to relocate the Tufted Duck between MP 68 and MP 69. This bird
> has one heck of a long tuft, seeming to go all the way to the nape of the
> neck - quite striking.
>
> As we traveled 97S up from the Gorge towards Bend, we saw lots of
Red-tailed
> Hawks, a Rough-legged Hawk and a Northern Shrike.
>
> Good Birding,
> Marcus Roening Tacoma,WA
> MDR51044 at GlaxoWellcome.com
>