[TN-Bird] Word of Caution on YB LOON

Mike and I had a bird out from Granny's that was in molt. It had a very 
different look with a brownish cast to head and two very obvious ear spots as 
noted 
on YB Loons. In the scope it was an obvious Common Loon but the head color 
and ear spots sure gave it a strange appearance in binocs. I have never seen 
perfect ear spots on a Common Loon and certainly not symmetrical on both sides 
of 
the head. We studied the bird for quite a while but Common it was. These 
loons are in various stages of head and body molt making for some interesting 
plumage's to study. 
Since this area is huge, any one sighting the bird should post the time and 
place plus what the bird was doing, feeding, sleeping or moving and in what 
direction so maybe a pattern will emerge just as it did with the Sage Thrasher 
and thus making it a lot easier to find this bird after traveling to this 
remote 
birding heaven;o)


Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN


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