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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01CA8A1E.C17F7C50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't know if this is of interest to anyone but in a flock of 60-80 = Starlings that descended here to feed at noon was one with a grossly = deformed bill. The beak was about twice as long as normal, thin and = severely upswept. It looked more like an Avocet bill than something on a = starling. The lower half was distinctly longer than the upper one. It = didn't seem to slow the bird down from scavenging on my deck, but it did = use an unusual sweeping motion to gather the food there. It also seemed = reluctant to put its right foot down, possibly indicating another = problem with the leg or foot. I know there are people who gather information on deformities but I am = not sure if this is worth reporting. Does anyone have any more = information? John Belbin - Hantsport ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01CA8A1E.C17F7C50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18865"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I don't know if this is of interest to = anyone but=20 in a flock of 60-80 Starlings that descended here to feed at noon was = one with a=20 grossly deformed bill. The beak was about twice as long as normal, thin=20 and severely upswept. It looked more like an Avocet bill than = something on=20 a starling. The lower half was distinctly longer than the upper one. It = didn't=20 seem to slow the bird down from scavenging on my deck, but it did use an = unusual=20 sweeping motion to gather the food there. It also seemed reluctant to = put its=20 right foot down, possibly indicating another problem with the leg or=20 foot.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I know there are people who gather = information on=20 deformities but I am not sure if this is worth reporting. Does anyone = have any=20 more information?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>John Belbin - = Hantsport</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01CA8A1E.C17F7C50--
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