Subject: Re: Yellow-billed Loon
Date: Nov 2 08:43:22 1997
From: "Ruth Sullivan" - GODWIT at worldnet.att.net


hello michael,
how manny miles you think this would be where the yellow-billed loon was
sighted? its pretty rare to see this loon so late in the season in bright
breeding plumage.i was suprised the photos came out so good,because we
never stopped the boat and i handhold my camera with a 800mm lense.but
again, using the max kodak 800.can you tell on a plumage what sex it would
be?i will ask dennis when he comes back frm his trip, maybe he put this
photo on his website.
thank you for writing such a good and detailed report supject:brandt's
comorant i will remember
quote:keep this notes in my back pack for further use.

ruth

GODWIT at worldnet.att.net

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> From: Michael Price <mprice at mindlink.bc.ca>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Yellow-billed Loon
> Date: Saturday, November 01, 1997 11:46 PM
>
> Hi Tweets
>
> Of interest from the Monterey Bay CA RBA for Nov 01:
>
> >Monterey Bay:
> >
> >A breeding plumaged adult male YELLOW-BILLED LOON was seen today from a
> >boat one-half mile off Lover's Point in Pacific Grove. Presumably, this
> >is the same bird that had wintered here three years in a row through
> >'95-'96, although it was missed last winter.
>
> Since at no time have there ever been many alternate-plumaged
Yellow-billed
> Loons in Cascadia, what's the betting this is the bird that was messing
> around Pt Roberts/Protection island last week? Be interesting to know how

> they sexed it, though. Anybody know how to ID male and female loons in
Alt
> plumage?
>
> Michael Price We aren't flying...we're falling with
style!
> Vancouver BC Canada -Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story
> mprice at mindlink.net