[mou-net] St. Louis county - Parasitic Jaeger - 9/25/13

9/25/13 While birding in the fog, at Wisconsin Point with Kimberle and Al Loken and Mark Junghans, this evening. We were able to see several Parasitic Jaegers in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. The birds were observed from the light house, near the end of Wisconsin point. A single unidentifie

[mou-net] Molt sequence

I am wondering if anyone on this list serve is an expert on the molt sequence of gallinacious birds, specifically ruffed grouse. A related question/observationThe Sibley Guide to Birds shows a diagram of an adult male ruffed grouse in display posture with incomplete tail barring of the int

[mou-net] Primary feather emargination - why

I had a crow die in my yard this week. This gave me an opportunity to study its plumage. I noticed primaries 8,7,6, were emarginated (leading edge is wider at the base than at the tip). I know that many flycatchers have emarginated primaries but I don’t know about other species. The real questi