Ryan, there is now a politically correct name for the OLDSQUAW you'll be
happy to note: LONG-TAILED DUCK. Not to be facetious about it, but the
word "squaw," like the word "eskimo," is as insulting to native people as
some of the cruder barnyard epithets you can think of would be to others.

Jack Kintner kintner at nas.com Blaine, where else, WA

At 09:33 PM 3/19/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>Yesterday I cruised around the Kitsap Peninsula checking out some sights
>with my girlfriend, as it wasn't a pure birding trip, oh well.
>We stopped at Point No Point where at about noon Vic Nelson and I spotted
>the adult LITTLE GULL from his place. Had a similar count of Scoters and
>OLDSQUAW, that Patrick Sullivan reported the day prior. And had the large
>rock shorebird along the Port Orchard waterfront with about 28 SURFBIRDS and
>45 BLACK TURNSTONES. Of course all my girlfriend wanted to do was look at
>the HARLEQUIN DUCKS, but who could blame her? ;-)
>
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