Hello there, Phil Davis just called me (about 9:40 am. Friday, March 13). He and Paul O'Brien were down at the Yellow-billed Loon site at St. Mary's County. They saw no Yellow-billed Loon, potential or otherwise, but seven Common Loons were present. He said Patty Craig will be back later this afternoon. Two previous messages about this bird are appended, with directions. Originators of these are Jim Stasz and Jane Kostenko, respectively. Best, Rob Hilton robert@csa.com Bethesda, Md. ------------------------------------------------------- >Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 19:30:04 EST >To: MDOsprey@ARI.Net >Subject: "possible" Yellow-billed Loon, St.Mary's Co. >Sender: owner-mdosprey@ARI.Net > >Hi Folks! > >I just got a call from Patty Craig. She had a strange-looking loon at >St.George Island, St. Mary's County today. It is "possibly" a Yellow-billed >Loon. > >Directions: Cross the bridge onto St. George Island {Delorme 23} and watch for >Evans Seafood on the left. The bird was seen near the end of the pier at >Evans'. > >Good Birding! > >Jim > >Jim Stasz >North Beach MD >jlstasz@aol.com ====================== >Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 20:31:36 -0500 >From: "Jane Kostenko" <jkostenko@osprey.smcm.edu> >To: >Subject: Details on St. Mary's County YBLO >Sender: owner-mdosprey@ARI.Net > > Tyler and I just talked with Patty Craig about her possible YELLOW-BILLED LOON on St. George's Island (Delorme 23) off the pier of Evan's Seafood Restaurant. She saw it at 3:15 today (Thursday) and watched it for half an hour; she took photos, but the bird had its back to her by then, and was swimming to the left (north-ish), toward Harry Lundberg School of Seamanship complex. > Her description is: a loon with a large, pale bill, and a dark ear spot, with a brown line down the nape. The bird was starting to molt into breeding plumage on the scapulars, but was mostly in winter plumage. > If you come down, dress warmly--we had 16 degrees on our thermometer this morning, and tomorrow is supposed to start out colder than today! > >Jane Kostenko and Tyler Bell >jkostenko@osprey.smcm.edu bell@acnatsci.org >301-862-4623 (home) > >