[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon and Black(-ish) Brant, Nassau County, LI

2018-05-28 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Ken & Sue Feustel and Doug Futuyma found a likely Pacific Loon in partial breeding plumage at Nickerson Beach this morning, and Pat and I were able to re-find it and observe a definitive combination of features: size and structure in direct comparison to Red-throated Loon, and combination of

[nysbirds-l] Pacific Loon and Black(-ish) Brant, Nassau County, LI

2018-05-28 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Ken & Sue Feustel and Doug Futuyma found a likely Pacific Loon in partial breeding plumage at Nickerson Beach this morning, and Pat and I were able to re-find it and observe a definitive combination of features: size and structure in direct comparison to Red-throated Loon, and combination of