01/22/07

Me again,

One of your photos shows a white "oval" on the flanks. According to my "Birds of Korea", which I just looked at for the first time since you posted your 3 loon photos, shows such a white mark on the Arctic Loon, but nnot on the Pacific Loon (winter plumage).

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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From: "Ruth and/or Patrick Sullivan" <godwit513 at msn.com>
> Hello Birders,
>
> We have placed 3 loon photos onto our website of a loon that was sent to us
> several years ago,who questioned the bird being an Arctic Loon. We kindly ask
> any of you what you might think these loon photos may be of? An Arctic Loon? A
> Common Loon? A Pacific Loon?
>
> These 3 photos cane be viewed from the following link:
> http://www.pbase.com/godwit/loon/
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
> Fircrest,WA
> godwit513 at msn.com


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