Rock Falls in Whiteside County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Yellow Billed Loon
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 25, 2022
1. Yellow Billed Loon Marker
The rarest of our loons, it breeds in the extreme northern sections of the Arctic Circle. On December 24, the Loon went downstream below the lower dam where hundreds of people from all over the United States came to see this rare loon.
Donated by: Garden Department of the Rock Falls Woman's Club 1987
Erected 1987.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Animals. A significant historical date for this entry is December 14, 1986.
Location. 41° 46.967′ N, 89° 41.638′ W. Marker is in Rock Falls, Illinois, in Whiteside County. Marker can be reached from West 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W 1st St, Rock Falls IL 61071, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Masonic Temple (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hezekiah Brink (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lincoln in Sterling (approx. 0.6 miles away); Original Site of Sterling Township High School 1898-1950 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Col. Edward N. Kirk House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Illinois and Mississippi Canal
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Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 25, 2022
2. Yellow Billed Loon Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
