Perhaps these will shed some light on the sex i.d. of the Snowy at the intersection of rt.10 and 106? Taken 4/18/2014 http://galleries.creaturekinships.com/?p=655 (There are other pictures of a Snowy seen at the Berlin Airport on Jan. 5 as well) Merganser and Loon here: http://galleries.creaturekinships.com/?p=769 Cynthia Crawford Creature Kinships and Natural Affinities Animal and Nature Paintings, Portraits and Prints www.creaturekinships.com Photos: http://pbase.com/creaturekinships BLOG: http://creature-kinships.blogspot.com/ **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************