Subject: 4 species of loons at one location
Date: Mar 09 20:00:05 1996
From: Don Cecile - dcecile at cln.etc.bc.ca
Hi tweets, this morning despite the drowning rains, I went for a short trip
to the Harbour Quay in Port Alberni (mid-vancouver island) and was able to
find 4 kinds of loons from one spot! This happened once last year at almost
the same date!
There were 2 Yellow-billed Loons (one was much whiter on the breast-perhaps
an adult-both in basic plumage) there were a few Common Loons in alternate
plumage, the few Pacific Loons were all basic as well as the lone
Red-throated. The latter would then be the rarest loon in town, outnumbered
by Yellow-billed!
Don Cecile
5835 River Road
Port Alberni, BC, CANADA V9Y 6Z5
eMAIL: dcecile at cln.etc.bc.ca
home tel: 604-723-4816, work: 604-723-8195