From: <SFBirds...> <SFBirds...> On Behalf Of Logan Kahle via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 7:11 PM
To: <sfbirds...>
Subject: [SFBirds] ARCTIC LOON on SF County Deepwater Pelagic 4/18
Hi All,
As I mentioned in my write-up last week, on the San Francisco deepwater pelagic a Loon was seen crossing the bow in the afternoon that was thought to be a potential Arctic. This bird was first noted by Caitlin Chock and also observed by Peter Pyle, Paul Saraceni, Linda Terrill, Henry Witkonson, Chris Dong and several others on the bow. Expert opinion has come in and this bird appears to be a pretty clear-cut second-year ARCTIC LOON.
Pending acceptance by the CBRC, this would represent the first accepted record for San Francisco county, though there was an old record off Fort Funston that did not garner CBRC acceptance.
Obviously not chasable, but given the significance of the record I felt it was worth posting on here anyways.
