I did observe this bird lean to its side while preening, and no vent strap was visible--pure white underside. Whether Arctic or Pacific, the smudgy marks on the front and flanks of throat still bother me. I assume these birds are entirely into basic plumage by the time they reach here and are not in some intermediate molt?
This bird is worthy of additional looks, when the winds die down a little. Mike Blatchley Longmont On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Walter M Szeliga wrote: > > The bird lazily > preened but never gave good looks of the vent region making > observation of a vent strap impossible. The bird had a white throat > with a small dark spot confined to the center of the throat and > unconnected with the cheeks (i.e. no "necklace" of black); --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado Field Ornithologists: http://www.cfo-link.org/ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
