The duck has a merganser bill and looks like about a two-month-old
Hooded Merganser to me.

Scott Ray
Yakima, WA

On 7/10/06, Rolan Nelson <rnbuffle at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> David,
>
> Yep, That's A Bullock's, and your duck looks like it might be a Ruddy.
> Stiff tail's a good clue.
>
> -Rolan
>
>
>
> David Richardson <DaveR at nwlink.com> wrote:
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>
> Once again I am asking you good people to help me learn.
> Around Issaquah creek this morning I saw what I believe to be a female
> Bullock's Oriole and another juvenile duck where the shape of the head
> feathers and tail don't help me.
> They are the first two pics in the recent sightings album on
> www.west_woods.typepad.com
>
> As always , thank you for my continuing education !
>
> David Richardson
> Sammamish
> DaveR at nwlink.com
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