Friday, January 1, 2010

Yellow-billed Loon epic chase

Today consisted of no sleep, a 14 hour marathon chase, 5 people stuffed into my Honda Civic, and 1 awesome first state record bird at point blank range. Not to mention the single digit temps and 25mph headwind we faced as we scanned the St. Mary's River. Here are the best photos I managed of this incredible bird:





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6 comments:

  1. Sean FitzgeraldJanuary 1, 2010 at 4:59 PM

    Incredible bird... Congrats on successfully twitching this eagerly-anticipated state first!

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  2. RAZL DASLJanuary 1, 2010 at 7:17 PM

    Finally a Michigan record for this species. Next up: Long-billed Curlew. Congrats on the good chase.

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  3. HarryJanuary 2, 2010 at 3:32 AM

    Lovely bird!

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  4. Jerry JourdanJanuary 2, 2010 at 4:47 AM

    Congratulations, Matt! Gorgeous bird! Well done.
    Jerry

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