Feb. 28-29, 2004 Big Sandy Unit Tenn. NWR Henry Co. TN I'm sure someone got better photos of this bird but I thought I'd share a few blurry photos of the bird just so you might get a feel for its shape and look. It is a very big bird and once, we watched it start a very long run on the water and take flight. Compared to the other loons seen in flight it looked like the lumbering flight of the fabled Spruce Goose. I threw in the Merlin just because the bird was so cooperative. Try: http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ Click on the Yellow-billed loon site and click on the thumbnails. Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson OL'COOT / TLBA Bartlett, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================