Greetings All

I was enjoying the impressive photographs on the Sullivan's website and have
a query and a comment.

In the photos, the Tufted Duck seems to have a nice long tuft, but the back
does not appear to be black. This could easily be an artifact of lighting
conditions, but I would be pleased to hear from an observer that there was no gray
or gray vermiculations on the back. Sorry to pester.

Also, I'd like to point out that the extensive barring on the flanks and red
on the tail make the Buteo labelled as a light-morph Harlan's unlikely to be a
"pure" individual of that taxon. It certainly has some Harlan's characters
and is probably an intergrade between harlani and calurus.

Best Wishes
Steven Mlodinow
Everett WA