As It Happens6:08This rare loon brought the Bellagio Hotel’s famous Vegas fountain show to a halt
While it’s common to see crowds of people gathered outside the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, they’re not usually there for birdwatching.
But recently, a rare juvenile yellow-billed loon took up residence in the hotel’s artificial lake, putting the Bellagio’s famous fountain show on temporary hiatus.
“He’s been big news for the last week,” Kurt Buzard, senior recreation assistant at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve near Vegas, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal.
“They have almost as many visitors coming to see him as they did
