Today on Lake Ontario at Fair Haven SP: 15 Horned Grebes, 560 Red-breasted Mergansers, 17 Bonaparte’s Gulls, but only ONE Common Loon. I, too, am wondering if the loons just haven’t begun to move yet.
Bob > On Nov 24, 2022, at 5:46 PM, Stephanie P. Herrick <s...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Our report, from trip leader Jared Dawson... thank you, Jared! > > Taughannock Falls SP--Loon Watch, Tompkins, New York, US Nov 19, 2022 6:47 AM > - 8:47 AM > Protocol: Stationary > Checklist Comments: up to 12 birders on a club event, including Stephanie > and Diane, that I led. Crystal clear and cold mid 20s but no wind, excellent > naked eye viewing conditions for counting loons > 12 species > > Tundra Swan 7 in one group flying south > Mallard X > Bufflehead 10 > Red-breasted Merganser 4 > Ring-billed Gull X > Herring Gull X > Common Loon 165 all within the first hour of the watch, a major snow > storm kept the second wave from appearing off of Lake Ontario; 15 minute > breakdowns from 6:47 to 7:47: 49, 70 (period starting with the dawn), 35, 11 > Double-crested Cormorant X > Turkey Vulture 52 in one large kettle to the west > Bald Eagle 2 adults flying loosely together over the lake > Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 > American Crow X a few > > > > - S > From: bounce-126980984-82496...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-126980984-82496...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of John Gregoire > <johnandsuegrego...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 4:55:58 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Common Loons on Seneca > > I've been to check on Loons over Seneca Lake three times so far, and don't > have much to report. Each day has shown under a dozen Loons. Guessing they > haven't had a reason to move yet. A lot of south winds. > > Yesterday two Great Black-backed Gulls flew low right overhead, emitting some > of the most eerie calls I've ever heard and today three Common Loons were > calling from mid lake. > > Is anyone watching for Loons on Cayuga this year? > > Sue G. > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- -- 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/ --
