Tina 4 Posted January 11, 2019 Location of this challenging loon is north of Yuma on Senator Wash Reservoir. There has been discussions on Ebird whether this is Yellow-billed or Common Loon by others who have observed this bird but all at a much greater distance. NOTE: Photos taken just before and during sunset so colors are affected. More photos here: https://tinanauman.zenfolio.com/p943911403 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hbvol50 486 Posted January 11, 2019 with that big bill, I would say leucistic common. Neat bird! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dred 476 Posted January 11, 2019 I agree. Definitely a cool bird! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tina 4 Posted January 12, 2019 Thank you both for your responses. Of course, wish it could be Yellow-billed...down here in AZ but Common is absolutely the most likely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy_incognito 90 Posted January 13, 2019 Agree with leucistic Common Loon. Those very first photos that came out a while back were intriguing for a Yellow-billed, but as you may remember, Guy McCaskie and Curtis Marantz both saw the bird and concluded it was a Common Loon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Spencer 2,184 Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 11:47 PM, Tina said: ... There has been discussions on Ebird ... 7 hours ago, guy_incognito said: ... Guy McCaskie and Curtis Marantz both saw the bird and concluded it was a Common Loon. I'm going to show my ignorance of social media again. There are discussions on eBird? How does one access them? I just looked but I don't see any obvious links to forums, discussions, etc. Who are McCaskie and Marantz, and how would have seen their conclusions? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
