April 19, 2004

Loonacy! Part one

Another day, another mad birding dash.... Today Marcel and I drove to Elkhorn Slough in the Monterey Bay area to see a Yellow-billed Loon (a long sought-after life bird for me). The bird showed superbly between 10 and 11am from Kirby Park. Will post an account of all the other interesting birds (and mammals) we saw later, but for now, here's a selection of photos of this fantastic creature for you to enjoy (click on thumbnails for larger images).


Posted by rjhall at April 19, 2004 5:26 AM
Comments

Superb!!!

Posted by: andy at April 19, 2004 7:06 AM

Yeah, nice. I got my life YBLO, believe it or not, on the AZ side of Lake Havasu, cavorting with commons about 10 feet from the dock.

Posted by: Mad AZ Monk at April 19, 2004 3:03 PM

It was great to see this bird so well. They show up annually in the UK, but typically off remote Scottish islands in foul weather. Amazing that one should turn up as far south as AZ!

Posted by: rjhall at April 19, 2004 7:24 PM