Hi all, Nov 30th should read 12 (south), 33 (north). We actually subtracted from the total count that day!
Ethan ------------------------------ On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 9:07 PM EST Ethan Kistler wrote: >Hi all, > >As you have probably guessed, the long delay in updates have been due to >minimal loon movement. Here's a breakdown for the last week: > >Nov 25th - A frustrating day to say at least. Bill Evans joined today and we >counted 219 (south), but for some reason the majority (159) returned north. >After the count was over, we headed into town and while having coffee at the >Ithaca Bakery, Bill glanced out the window and noticed 16 heading south. >Walking back to his office yielded another 20 or so. I can't really say what >was up that day. Also of note for the count, a single Bonaparte's Gull - the >first one I had during the loon counts. > >Nov 26th - A little more satisfying with 208 (south) and 11 (north). Other >birds of interest include singles of Red-throated Loon and Long-tailed Duck. > >Nov 27th - One loon and it was sitting on the water. Other birds of note >include a flyover Common Redpoll and my first Horned Grebe for the count. > >Nov 28th - 149 (south) and 4 (north). Also five Snow Buntings heading north. > >Nov 29th - Another slow day with 5 (south) and an additional six on the water. > >Nov 30th - Bill and I expected a decent push today with the strong northerly >winds so he joined me again this morning. To our surprise, we only had 23 >(south) and 12 (north). > > >Dec 1st - 6 (south). Also two Merlins and an American Pipit that came in and >foraged nearby. > > >Dec 2nd - 1 (south) > >Over the past few days waterfowl have started congregating northwest of >Taughannock Point including a couple thousand Canada Geese, several hundred >scaup and lesser numbers of American Wigeon, Ring-necked Ducks, Common >Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Common & Hooded Mergansers, Mallards and American Black >Ducks. > > >The predicted NW winds on Wednesday could produce the next and possibly final >push of Common Loons over Cayuga Lake. Friday is the last day of the count so >if you haven't made it out yet, feel free to join us this week! > >Also, with the recent talk on Hooded Merganser numbers up at the north end of >the lake, while walking out to the white lighthouse a few days ago, there were >close to 100 in the inlet. > >Ethan -- 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/ --
