That is amazing, Elizabeth! I wonder what they’re doing way down here. Rebecca Field
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 25, 2023, at 4:04 AM, Elizabeth Steiner <birdstein...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, I am new to this list. > > My husband and I may have seen two or three Yellow-Billed Loons yesterday > at about 5:00 pm on the Mississippi River near South 42nd St in > Minneapolis. Two birds were in the water, one dove briefly. They had dark > heads and grey bodies, but the distinguishing feature was the bill which > was upturned and was solidly white-looking. After several minutes, a third > bird of similar coloring flew downstream, closely over them. The two birds > in the water immediately took flight and followed. In flight the body and > wings were mottled grey. Unfortunately we only had binoculars > so do not have a photograph for identification. After consulting > field manuals at home, we felt that the distinguishing features of the very > pale bill and upturned nature of the bill and head most likely indicated > the Yellow-Billed Loon. We are very open to suggestions as to what else we > might have seen, or better luck that they might be spotted elsewhere. > > Thank you, > Elizabeth Steiner > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social > distancing, and continue to bird responsibly. ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
