Art VerBeek 1966 Gavia adamsii 13 June One single bird flew SW at about 150 m height. With the sun about 15° above the horizon (it was +22:30) the yellow bill was clearly visible. 29 July. At Meade River, I finally had a good look at this most majestic of all loons. It was fishing on the River, some 4km downstream from our camp. The bird was fishing the same route from the shore to the middle of the river at a diagonal to the shore, and it did this repeatedly. current → Coming up at the same places each time. 17 Aug. Back at Barrow, I saw two birds flying over us while Hurrel Solomonson took us in his umiak to the Point.