Re: [MDOsprey] Yellow-billed Loon?
Charlie Muise (cmmbirds@yahoo.com)
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:57:24 -0800 (PST)
Hi, folks,
First of all, thanks to all those who sent me info on the
RHWO - saw just one immature, but it was enough. Saw the
Kelp, too, which was nice. Saw both expected loons, and
one other:
The bill was far too heavy to be Red-throated Loon. The
lower mandible (but not the upper) was very distinctly
upcurved. The thing that drew my attention was the fact
that the bill was bi-colored, which I've never seen before,
and which doesn't show up in any loon in Harrison, NG, or
Peterson. The distal end was yellow-ish, the proximal end
was dark - maybe black. The eye was very dark, possible
red. The bird had a thick, but not incredibly-well defined
eye ring, and a white, incomplete neck ring, not unlike
that of commons. The back had some tan-ish scalloping.
There were about 8 commons and one RT nearby with which
to compare it, but none close enough at the time for a
really direct comparison of size and bill.
So what do you think?
BTW, the Snow Goose was gone from Fishing Creek yesterday,
and I forgot to post about an osprey at Flag Ponds
yesterday.
--- Wiwr@aol.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Charlie Muise just called me (3pm Wednesday) all
> excited from the
> Sandgates and says that he and Elizabeth Winter are
> seeing a loon that
> appears to be a Yellow-billed. He is hoping someone will
> read this before
> dark and come take a look. Oh yeah, the Kelp Gull is
> there too.
>
> danny bystrak
> jug bay
>
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Charlie Muise, Naturalist
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Maryland, USA
cmmbirds@yahoo.com
"Leave the gun; take the cannoli"
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