ML344360451
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***incredible find by Betsy Bartelt, Ryan Brady, and Tim Oksiuta. Alternate-plumaged bird visible offshore throughout afternoon. Classic Pacific/Arctic Loon, with thick neck, dark throat and sideneck contrasting with paler nape, and white markings on back. Separated from Pacific Loon by omnipresent white along flanks (highest in rear), as well as heavier bill, steeper forehead, and duskier nape (more brown-gray than pale silvery). White on flanks was symmetrical and visible at all times whether resting or feeding. Rear views gave the appearance of two white “tail-lights”, reminiscent of King Eider. When the bird was relaxed the extent of white was quite impressive, almost meeting the breast—strangely at times giving the vague impression of an outsized Common Murre! One of a handful of records ever in the eastern US (per eBird), and perhaps the only time that an Arctic Loon has ever been watched by birders with a Canada Warbler singing in the background?
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