Wayne,

The Yellow-billed Loon was in non-breeding plumage, and it was accompanied by a Common Loon in breeding plumage. They seemed to be staying close together.

MaryFrances Mathis
Kirkland
mf.mathis at comcast.net

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On May 28, 2012, at 12:54 PM, "Wayne Weber" <contopus at telus.net> wrote:

> Dick,
>
> Was the loon in breeding plumage or non-breeding plumage? This would be helpful to anyone else looking for the bird.
>
> Wayne C. Weber
> Delta, BC
> contopus at telous.net
>
>
>
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Abbott
> Sent: May-28-12 9:14 AM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Yellow-billed Loon Drayton Harbor
>
> I spent Sunday birding with Mitch Blanton and Mary Frances Mathis. We stayed in the Bellingham area and worked our way up to Semiahmoo Spit. Viewing from the spit out into Drayton harbor we were able to find a Yellow-billed Loon. At the end of Marine Drive in Blaine there were many Common Terns on the beach among the Caspian Terns.
>
> Dick Abbott
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