Date: 10/29/26 1:55 pm From: Will Richardson via countybirders <t.will.richardson...> Subject: [countybirders] [SNMountainBirds] Yellow-billed Loon, Camp Richardson S. Lake Tahoe
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> From: "Julian Johnson via SNMountainBirds" <Julianraphael2003...>
> Subject: [SNMountainBirds] Yellow-billed Loon, Camp Richardson S. Lake Tahoe
> Date: October 29, 2026 at 12:15:32 PM PDT
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> Resent-From: <Julianraphael2003...>
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> Hello all,
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> This morning Jenny Sweatt found an adult YELLOW-BILLED LOON still in breeding plumage off the Camp Richardson pier in South Lake Tahoe. We were able to obtain diagnostic (albeit distant) photos of the bird, of which I will post mine to eBird later today. I last saw it slowly drifting NE further out into the lake, though it may eventually wander back closer to shore. Regardless it should be worth keeping an eye out for it in the coming days. Anywhere with nice vantage points of the lake along the south shore should be good places to look from.
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> To my knowledge this is the second county record for El Dorado following a bird in January 2024 also found by Jenny, which was likely the same individual later seen in early May of that year. However, from a record keeping perspective if anyone is aware of additional records of this species for the county, please let me know.
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> Congrats to Jenny on a great find!
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> Good birding,
> Julian Johnson
> Placerville, CA
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Tahoe Institute for Natural Science
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