Shawneen and I reviewed that article as well. Nothing about the female Scoter
struck us as different from Black.
Dave Irons
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On Nov 14, 2016, at 9:01 AM, Bob Archer
<rabican1@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:rabican1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I ran that German paper, the one Mike so carefully studied , through Google
translate last night. I think it said the openings are located farther down
the bill on a Black, also Black has that hook on the tip and paler sides on the
head. Head shape also differs and bill shape as well. I could not turn the
female into a Common.
Bob Archer
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 8:42 AM, Nagi Aboulenein
<nagi.aboulenein@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:nagi.aboulenein@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Bob -
This is the best I was able to get yesterday.
Not that I'm an expert, but in the online photo that I saw, the female common
scoter seems to have a straighter bill than the one shown in the photo. Whereas
the female black scoter photos that I've seen also seem to have the downturn at
the tip of the bill, as shown in the attached photo.
Nagi
On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Bob Archer
<rabican1@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:rabican1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
We may need crystal clear photos showing the location of the nasal openings on
the bill. If anyone has a good camera...
Bob Archer
