Date: 6/8/26 5:20 pm From: Zac Denning via groups.io <zdenning1...> Subject: Re: [EBB-Sightings] Sick Red-throated Loon at Creekside Park
Update:
I was able to rescue the loon, with the help of my wife and son. It was
cowering under an overhang of the mud bank, partially covered with vines,
and it didn’t struggle much when I gently covered it with a towel (though
it did vocalize). It seems pretty weak. The whole operation took perhaps 15
minutes.
We have it in a cardboard box with a towel at the bottom. It will spend the
night in my office (in a detached, converted garage). I will keep it warm
and an aware that rescued birds should never be given food or water.
I have time early in the morning, so I will try to get to International
Bird Rescue at 8am when they open.
Zac Denning
Albany
On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 11:23 AM Zac Denning <zdenning1...> wrote:
> FYI: Sadly, the Red-throated Loon, originally reported yesterday at
> Creekside Park in Albany by an anonymous eBird user, is still present,
> beached on the mud bank on the south side of the creek at about:
> (37.8980597, -122.3072659). Best seen from the north side of the creek,
> next to the side of the Pacific East mall.
>
> I suspect this bird is sick or injured, and it looks extremely thin. I
> will call International Bird Rescue, but may not be available to help
> rescue the bird if that’s what they advise.
>
> Zac Denning
> Albany
>
>
