Date: 12/28/25 6:08 pm From: Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: YBLO @ Semiahmoo
Good news from Stephen Chase to follow up my post on Yellow-billed Loons.
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> From: Stephen Chase <schase...>
> Subject: YBLO @ Semiahmoo
> Date: December 28, 2025 at 10:59:17 AM PST
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> Hi Dennis,
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> I'm no longer subscribed to Tweeters, but I lurk on the Archives every now and then. I saw your post regarding the YBLO(s?) at Semiahmoo.
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> My son Josiah and I covered the Drayton Harbor of Semiahmoo Spit for the White Rock CBC, and around 10:00 had excellent views of the YBLO. We saw one again around 10:40 about 100 yards to the northwest. Like you, I wondered if it may have been a different bird, as it had a noticeably denser-patterned back than the initial sighting. I'm now quite convinced there are two wintering YBLOs in the channel between Semiahmoo Bay and Drayton Harbor. There were a number of birders and photographers on both sides of the channel, so if some photos get published to eBird, they might serve well to settle the question.
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> Anyways, I can confirm that one YBLO was successfully located, photographed, and added to the database for the White Rock CBC.
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> Feel free to share this publicly on Tweeters if you feel it useful.
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> Thanks,
> Stephen Chase
