Alex and Sakota Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Hey Everyone, First time posting so any feedback on formatting or posting these types of questions is appreciated. My son and I have just started birding and building our life list. We saw a duck at Mary Alice park in Cumming Ga on Saturday but it was a way off. We also saw Mallards and a Bufflehead that was much closer. The duck in the image however I can not identify. I have checked through every common Georgia duck and am having trouble with the pattern around the head and neck. Hoping the community can help out. Details: January 17, North Georgia, Mary Alice Park, Cumming GA, Temp was around 29 degrees Dove under the water every few minutes staying under for around 15 -20 seconds. Black primary color with white neck and belly Thanks in advance https://ibb.co/WPX1P5x https://ibb.co/FDw16xm https://ibb.co/R7KpjSP Alex and Sakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Guy Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Its a loon, most likely a common loon based on the amount of white and the size of the bill 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Thomas 2.0 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Tough for me to tell from the photos, but my first thought would be Common Loon. Let's wait for the more experienced/knowledgeable birders to weigh in here for sure though. EDIT: Sniped! Edited January 18 by Caley Thomas 2.0 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Welcome to Whatbird, both of you! I agree that it's a loon and that I can't tell which one. Everything about your question is fine except that with pictures like those, it's helpful to crop them so people can see them full size at a glance. Also, you can upload them directly to the forum instead of linking to them. But those aren't big deals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex and Sakota Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 5 minutes ago, Jerry Friedman said: Welcome to Whatbird, both of you! I agree that it's a loon and that I can't tell which one. Everything about your question is fine except that with pictures like those, it's helpful to crop them so people can see them full size at a glance. Also, you can upload them directly to the forum instead of linking to them. But those aren't big deals. Perfect, Thank you for the feedback! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Agree with loon, most likely Common, but there has been a Pacific on Lake Lanier recently. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, meghann said: Agree with loon, most likely Common, but there has been a Pacific on Lake Lanier recently. My first thought was common loon, but since you mention this it could be that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Based on these photos, I think it is a Common Loon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Bill is too large for Pacific. I agree with Common. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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