Perhaps the same bird that was spotted there last year.
Will Raup Albany, NY ________________________________ > To: hmbi...@yahoogroups.com > From: hersh...@nycap.rr.com > Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 19:01:52 +0000 > Subject: [HMBirds] Pacific Loon - Tomhannock Reservoir > > > > Around noon today Bill Lee, Bob Yunick, and myself spotted a PACIFIC > LOON from the east side of Tomhannock Reservoir. We observed it from a > point just north of Phillips Rd. at a pull-off just before the guard > rail on the west side of the road. It was easily observed for a short > time along side of a Common Loon for comparison. I fortunately was able > to get some digiscoped photos of it and will post them later today. > After about 15 minutes it moved across to the other side of the > Reservoir but was as close as 125-150 yards initially. It was still > observable when we left. > > A few other species on the Reservoir include 6 Mute Swans near Rt. 7, 4 > Horned Grebes, 2 Red-necked Grebes, 18 or more Ruddy Ducks. > > John Hershey -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
