Could this loon be in the middle of a late molt? Loons lose their ability to fly during molts, I believe up to 4-6 weeks.
mike > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 5:36 PM, rostrhamus wrote: > Marcel Such mentioned observing that this bird is missing a > significant number of flight feathers or something to that effect, so > its future is uncertain at this time. Updates on the status of this > bird are appreciated. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
