I'm no expert, but I love these challenges. I'll say it's a Pigeon
Guillemot, juvenile versus adult emerging from breeding plumage.

Janine Anderson
Seattle, WA
jatlmm at msn.com


-----Original Message-----
From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew
Reding
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 12:04 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] mystery alcid photographed in Port Townsend - can
youhelp identify?

I have posted a photo of an alcid seen yesterday in Admiralty Inlet on
my Flickr page:

http://flickr.com/photos/seaotter/1414123716/

I have a hunch as to what it might be, but never having seen one of
these before, I'd like to consult those who can help make a definite
identification.

Thanks,

Andrew Reding
Port Townsend
aareding at gmail dot com

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