Hi All

I hope every one had a great New Years Eve and that the rest of the year
is better.

Now back to the topic.I think Blue-billed Ducks refers to Scaup. This is
where I have heard the term used by a hunter and not a birder. A quick
search using Google confirms this.

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=blue+bill+%2Bduck&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC

Dawn Bailey wrote:

> Hi Tweets, are Redhead ducks, nick named blue bills? (would make
> sense) in the olden days growing up in Washington State we called Long
> Tailed Ducks, Old Squaw guess that also was a nick name. thanks in
> advance Dawn Bailey
> Eatonville, WA
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> would you buy?"
> ? Thomas Lovell Beddoes
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