Cole, in my opinion the bill is too small, not yellow enough and the head is too dark. However better photos could prove me wrong.
Good birding, Nick Komar Fort Collins > On Oct 28, 2019, at 7:52 PM, Cole Sage <[email protected]> wrote: > > I saw what I believe is a Yellow-billed Loon at Cherry Creek State Park Lake > loop. > > Ebird checklist with photos: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S61011454 > > Ebird comments copied below: > Seen from lake loop and observation area by me and another birder (I am so > sorry but your name has slipped my mind). We both noticed that the bird > seemed to have an unusually yellow bill that seemed slightly upturned. On > closer examination I could find no black on the tip. Based on what I have > read all common loons should have a black tip(?). The bird was far away so > pics are cropped. > > I have only seen one Yellow-billed Loon so please correct me if I am wrong... > > Cole Sage, Denver > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJQAGthKUHUWE6M86bhapjedw%2BSNNdgn8jp_bPs3CUikMxp%3DLA%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/F4D420F3-6DC6-4A32-8977-E687583F7993%40comcast.net.
