[Tweeters] Red-throated Loons

[Ed Dominguez via Tweeters]

Wow, fantastic! Wish I had seen them!
Ed

On Sun, Jan 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM Neil Zimmerman via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> I have been leading Birds Connect Seattle field trips to Deception Pass SP

> for years. Yesterday, I and my friend Roniq led a trip to the park. Off of

> West Beach, we saw 5-600 RTLOs. Smelt use the pass during the winter in

> large numbers and loons with other birds gather to feed. We were there

> right after high tide and there was a constant stream of birds. They fly up

> against the current and feed in the water as they ride the current back to

> the west then they fly back and do it again. When they aren’t feeding, the

> surface of the water to the west is covered by the loons. Every year I am

> amazed by the huge number of RTLOs. I have read that places back east have

> numbers that can reach over a hundred thousand. There may be other places

> in WA where this happens.  I am sure if there is, someone on Tweeters knows

> about.

> Definitely a spectacle to see.

> Neil Zimmerman,

> Brier, WA

>

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