Apologies and more

[Bill Hunter <dixiewillie at skyviewmail dot com>]

I guess yesterday was somewhat twisted!

First: I misspelled the bird's name. It's Ruddy Shelduck, not Ruddy  
Shellduck. Not too good for a person who thinks he's somewhat  
scientifically literate.

Second: But worse!! As often as Bill Fenimore posts on the internet,  
and I've read his many posts, why I called him "Jim" is beyond me....  
Jim... ;-) errr... Bill, please accept my apology. I ought to be able  
to remember a name like... Bill!!

Oh well. There is some more information on the duck. I received a nice  
e-mail from Mark Stackhouse suggesting that this, like others seen in  
Utah, is probably and escapee. And that's all right. My response to him  
is below:

"Thanks Mark. I'm not really interested in the listing, just the  
sighting. Interesting, if it is from the Salt Lake area, that it does  
travel... migrate.  It would be informative to put together those  
sightings in Utah, just to see when and where Shelducks have been seen.

This bird is a loner, though Canada Geese are nearby on another part of  
the golf course. The bird is still there today. From some studying, it  
has been determined that the bird is probably a female. See:

http://212.187.155.84/pass_06june/Subdirectories_for_Search/ 
SpeciesKingdoms/0Families_ACrAv_Anseriformes/anatidae/1ACrAvAn_tadorna/ 
Tadorna_ferruginea/Tadorna_ferruginea.html#AdultsNatDiet"

Bill

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