Hi All,

I took a walk on the Edmonds waterfront on Tuesday and noticed a crow with a deformed bill hanging out by Anthony's Beach Cafe. His maxilla was badly overgrown, and it made me wonder if his problem was at all related to the long-bill syndrome that Bud Andersen has been studying in raptors. I posted 2 photos of the crow here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/96123763 at N00/

The crow photos are just below the 4 sandpiper photos that you will see when the page comes up. Please feel free to double-check my sandpiper ID's on the way to the crow photos as shorebirds are not my strongpoint!

Kevin Mack
Edmonds, WA