Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 16:33:48 -0600 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: marty cribb Subject: "Pond Snouts" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For those interested, the final time I hope, a Pond Snout is actually a = hen HOODED MERGANSER. Many of the folks here on the Island believed that = the hen & drake were 2 separate species. Thank you Harry Armistead from = Philadelphia and also Sue Hamilton Solomons Island for steering me in = the right direction. Good Birding to all, Marty Cribb, Smith Island, Md ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================