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South Fork Outdoors: A winter visitor in the red-throated loon

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A comparison of the Red-throated Loon's thinner and slightly upturned bill (top) and the Common Loon's thicker and longer bill (bottom).

A comparison of the Red-throated Loon's thinner and slightly upturned bill (top) and the Common Loon's thicker and longer bill (bottom).

One of the 36 Red-throated Loons found dead on the Amagansett and Napeague ocean beaches last week. Note the bright white undersides

One of the 36 Red-throated Loons found dead on the Amagansett and Napeague ocean beaches last week. Note the bright white undersides

By Mike Bottini on Dec 1, 2008
In last week’s column I mentioned that Bruce Horwith found a dozen dead loons on the Napeague ocean beach. Peg Hart of the Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET) was interested... more

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