Speaking of the Labrador Duck, I recommend the 2013 film "A Birder's Guide to Everything" which involves that duck. Makes a good double feature with "The Big Year." Marty ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 10:35 AM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Odd duck To: [log in to unmask] No kidding. A friend sent me a photo of an old museum specimen he wonders just might be a young Labrador duck. Specimens--of any age or sex--of this extinct species number only in double digits, as far as I know. My friend is an earnest seeker after the rare and unusual among birds, and I pay attention to what he says. I am totally unqualified to assess the photo, as I'm sure are nearly all the folks reading this post, but it reminded me of some of the other excursions into cryptozoology inspired by birds. You can see one in the Spring 2006 Ohio Cardinal (index online at http://ohiobirds.org/the-ohio-cardinal-archived-issues/ ) about the "Washington eagle". Actually there are many photos, drawings, specimens, and descriptions said to represent the Labrador duck. Audubon wrote the 'Pied Duck' up (just as he did the eagle), and you can read a modern demurral at http://www.macroevolution.net/labrador-duck.html . This article features many photos of specimens and depictions of the Labrador duck, and even offers $5 via PayPal for any false statement it may contain. Something for when you're snowed in... Bill Whan ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]