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Date: | Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:45:31 -0500 |
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On a family birding trip up to the lake today I made a stop at Sims Park
and after seeing the normal red-breasted mergansers and goldeneyes we
spotted a bird that looked different. I watched it through my binoculars
(but couldn't manage to find it in the scope because it kept diving) and I
am pretty sure it was a RED-THROATED LOON. It was pretty far out and kept
going out farther and farther so I never got a really good look at its
plumage but I could tell it had the white/dark patterns on the head and
neck regions that matched most closely to the pictures in the Sibley field
guide. It did swim near a pair of red-breasted mergansers and it was
slightly but not a lot larger than they were. The head and bill shape
ruled out common loon in my mind and that leaves me to think it was a red-
throated loon. Unfortunately it was too far out to get a picture although
we did have a camera. Did anyone else see it? I am 90% sure that was
what it was but if anyone else has any other possible IDs I would be glad
to consider them.
The last I saw of the loon it had gone so far out I couldn't see it
anymore so I can't tell anyone a positive place to look for it but it was
at Sim's park for anyone who would want to try to relocate it.
good birding,
Ryan Steiner
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