Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
Above: A Red-throated Loon at Lilypons Water Gardens, Frederick Co., Maryland (11/22/2007). The last record for this species in Frederick Co. was November 16-19, 1972! Below: A Red-throated Loon in nonbreeding plumage at the Indian River Inlet, Delaware (4/7/2007).
Below four: A Red-throated Loon feeding in the Indian River Inlet, Delaware (1/27/2007).
Below two: A Red-throated Loon on Broadford Lake in Garrett Co., Maryland (12/2/2006). This species is a rare but regular passage migrant through the mountains of western Maryland.
Below: Several of the nearly 500 Red-throated Loons that flew south past the Ocean City Inlet during a three-house sea watch on 11/29/2009.