ML611959107
Contributor
Jim Kaiser Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Keephills Plant Cooling Ponds
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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Observation details
Easily mistaken for a Common, but after alot of discussion between many birders and comparing photos, settling on Yellow-billed due to the lack of a completely dark culmen. Also has a pale yellowish bill, dark auriculars, overall pale neck, and barring on back. Birds of the world (thanks to Gerald for sharing) states "bill shape in juvenile Yellow-billed Loons differs significantly from that of adults, and is more similar to that of Common Loon". Photos to follow, although other birders got much better ones
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