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From: Joseph Morlan <[[email protected]]>
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Subject: Re: [SBB] Yellow Billed Loon
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On Wed, 5 May 2004 08:58:59 -0700 (PDT), Barbara Harkleroad
<[[email protected]]> wrote:

>A birder friend had up close views of a Yellow Billed
>Loon while on a 'Safari' trip through the waters of
>Elkhorn Slough on Sunday, May 3.  This was a guided
>tour in a flat, motorized boat.  The Loon swam
>alongside the boat while a Leopard Shark also swam
>alongside and then under the boat.  How unusual is 
>the sighting of a Yellow Billed Loon in this area.  

It's been there since April 15th.  A very nice photo is at:

http://fp2k.redshift.com/billhill/yellow-billed_loon.htm

More information is at:

http://montereybay.com/creagrus/MTY_2004.html

...where it is said to be a worn juvenile.

> I forgot to ask whether it was a mature male.

How do you tell male from female?


-- 
Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044 [[email protected]] 
California Birding & new rarities http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/
California Bird Records Committee http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/
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