Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 06:05:23 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Magnusson, Nancy C." Subject: Re: Comments on White-fronted Goose bill color MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi, Marshall - The bill was definitely a medium pink. It was also a noticeably petite bill in contrast to the Canadas. The tips of both mandibles were whitish in the sun; when the light started to fade in earnest, the tips appeared more pinkish-gray. I estimated the size of the bird to be about 75-80% of the size of the majority of the Canadas. Full write-ups are being prepared. Cheers, Nancy Magnusson Ellicott City, MD Howard County nancy.magnusson@jhuapl.edu -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Iliff [mailto:Miliff@AOL.COM] Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 1:57 AM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Comments on White-fronted Goose bill color Bonnie and other goose-chasers, Can any Howard countians shed light on the bill colorn or racial identity of this bird? Does anyone have comments from elsewhere in MD (i.e. has anyone else seen a pink-billed bird in MD?). Kenn Kaufman wirte a cautionary note in Birding several years back which uggested that he thought Greenland White-fronts were over-reported in the East due to the difficulty of distinguishing bill color. I disagree based-on my MD experience, but fully expect a western-type bird eventually. I will be out looking for the Howard Co. bird tomorrow. Best, Marshall Iliff miliff@aol.com Ocean City, MD ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================