One Common Loon was re-found yesterday by Bob Grosek. After checking NY state breeding bird atlas 1980-85 and 2000-05 there were no reports of summering birds in Broome Co. However, a few other local birders have stated that occasionally a loon or two remains at Whitney Point Lake but apparently no chicks have been seen as others have reported on the Finger Lakes. Still it is nice the bird(s) are with us into the summer!
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "bluew...@stny.rr.com" <bluew...@stny.rr.com> To: Bluewing-group <bluewing-gr...@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 4:05 PM Subject: [bluewing-group] Common Loon This afternoon around 1:45 PM, I spotted the Common Loon that Dave Nicosia reported on yesterday. The bird could be seen from the east side of the Whitney Point Reservoir from Route 26 on the high hill between the entrances to Dorchester Park and Upper Lisle Park. The loon was just “above” the trees on the near shoreline. The attached photo was taken at 140 X digital zoon. Although this is a terrible photo, the silhouette of the loon is recognizable. - Bob Grosek Binghamton, New York After all is said and done, more is said than done. - Uncertain origin -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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