Can someone post a picture of a SY and ASY female? I think I can tell the difference but am not sure.
Harold Green
SY & ASY female
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Mary Dawnsong
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Hi Harold,
Its tough to age females, but I mostly go by the appearance of the underside of the tail - an area called the "undertail coverts".
PMCA has an excellent Update magazine article on determining age and sex of martins. Click on:
http://www.purplemartin.org/update/Tattletails11(4).pdf
My best, Mary
Its tough to age females, but I mostly go by the appearance of the underside of the tail - an area called the "undertail coverts".
PMCA has an excellent Update magazine article on determining age and sex of martins. Click on:
http://www.purplemartin.org/update/Tattletails11(4).pdf
My best, Mary
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Harold Green
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Thank both of you for your reply. I wasn't sure how much difference there was in each one of them.
Harold
Harold