Red-throated Loon, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker,Golden-crowned Sparrow

["ld tripp" <ltripp29 at hotmail dot com>]

Today in Washington County at Lytle Ranch I saw a brownish plumaged first 
winter Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. It was in the orchard along with a male 
Williamson's Sapsucker and a couple of Red-naped Sapsuckers. At Gunlock Res. 
I saw in flight and at distance what appeared to be a Red-throated loon ( I 
didn't have a scope). I contacted Rick Fridell and he met me there at about 
5:00 PM and we were able to confirm that it was an adult Red-throated Loon 
molting into basic plumage. Earlier in the afternoon I also saw a immature 
Golden-crowned Sparrow above Gunlock Res. Tonight as it was starting to get 
dark at Gunlock Rick and I watched 11 Tundra Swans come in and land on the 
Res. That really topped of a great day of birding.

                 Larry Tripp

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