Mary, That's what I thought based on timing plus the blue base to the bill. jca John C. Arvin Research Associate Gulf Coast Bird Observatory 103 West Hwy 332 Lake Jackson, TX 77566 jarvin@xxxxxxxx www.gcbo.org Austin, Texas ---------------------------------------- From: live4birds@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:05 PM To: "texbirds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [texbirds] Masked Duck Please start sending your posts to texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx As I've heard from several local birders, the Masked Duck at Sabal is a male molting into full plumage. It appears to me to be an adult male so perhaps it is a returning bird. Mary Gustafson Mission Texas (Stupid Spell Check and Auto Correct Provided by iPhone)Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds