Rich, since your post #89 here's some things I've learned:

pelicans keep the same plumage thruout the yr---only during breeding their cinnamon neck and nape get more intense. other possibilities: 1. some birds are not connected to seasonal changes--particulary in temperate down thru tropics, and will breed thruout the yr.. 2. birds that get larger in size take longer to mature. for ie--bald eagles don't get their complete white head until approx. 4yr old. they are immatures and don't breed until then. wouldn't be surprised if pelicans are immature for awhile. don't know about the cormorants; inclined to think they mature in their first yr.. these can be birds about to see their first spring or they might breed thruout the yr and these are juveniles.

can't open your .xar file. will try again another time


nance