| Common Name: | Loon, Yellow-billed | | Scientific Name: | Gavia adamsii | | Family: | Gaviidae (Loons) | | Area: | Salmon Harbor - Winchester Bay, Oregon | | Date: | March 11, 2023 | 
The largest of the four loons seen in western North America a very rare winter visitor mainly to coastal estuaries from late September to April. | | Reference: | The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley / Birds of Oregon by Burrows & Gilligan |
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