[mou] Fw: Yellow-billed Loon in ND

[Jim Williams]

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Ron Martin" <jrmartin@ndak.net>
Date: November 2, 2004 7:23:16 PM CST
To: BASICS
Subject: SD-Birds: Fw: Yellow-billed Loon (more)
Reply-To: "Ron Martin" <jrmartin@ndak.net>

Thought some of you might be interested in this sighting.  I think Eve 
is going to check for the bird tomorrow.  I t was seen through the day 
today.

Ron Martin
Sawyer, ND


----- Original Message ----- From: "Corey D Ellingson" 
<tcellingson@JUNO.COM>
To: <ND-BIRDS@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:39 PM
Subject: Yellow-billed Loon (more)


> Greetings ND-Birders:
>   A photo of the Yellow-billed Loon has been posted to the
> NDBS website.
>
> www.ndbirdingsociety.com
>
> I misspoke earlier, please read the following from Dave
> Lambeth to clear up a few things - first and foremost
> the bird was found by EVE FREEBERG of Grand
> Forks.
>
> Thanks for getting the word out Eve!
>
> Corey Ellingson
> Bismarck, ND
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Update:
> First I need to correct the record. The loon was Found
> By EVE FREEBERG who made the identification and got
> the word out. Several of us were able to see it in the
> last hour of daylight.
>
> The exact location is a mile long wetland that runs
> from 2 miles to 3 miles north of the junction of US
> 281 and ND 19. East side of road. At times the bird
> was quite near the road. It tends to favor the north
> end, near the remnant of the railroad tracks.
>
> Ron Martin told me that Yellow-billeds have a history
> of staying in one place for a while. Of course freezeup
> of this particular pool could easily happen in the next
> two weeks.
>
> Uploading of an image to the NDBS web site is in
> progress.
>
> Thanks to Eve for this great find!! Some of us have
> been looking for one for a long time and it was a lifer
> for all of us.
>
> Dave

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