- IORC Number
- 1986.003
- Species/Form in Question
- Yellow-billed Loon
- Scientific Name
- Gavia adamsii
- Current Status of Record:
- Accepted
- Date of Initial Sighting:
- 1986-12-14
- Date of Last Sighting:
- 1986-12-30
- Quantity:
- 1
- Age/Gender:
- Juvenile
- Observers(s)
- Larry Jones, Betty Shaw; Tom Pucelik, Joe Milosevich, Dennis Oehmke, Peter C. Petersen, Ron Goetz
- Location
- Rock Falls
- Counties Observed in:
- Whiteside
- References
- 2nd IORC Report
- Details
- A first confirmed state record, the bird died of unknown causes after begin present near the Rock River for over two weeks. The specimen is in the Illinois State Museum collection (#608819).
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