[cayugabirds-l] Re: [cayugabirds-l] The Loon Watch – 1st notable push
Just wanted to mention also that Ethan has found lodging and that this year the watch is being conducted at the north pier of Taughannock Falls State Park. The old count location at the south pier has been fenced off and inaccessible for several years. To get to the north pier from Ithaca, take the first right after you cross the creek on rte 89. Bill E From: Ethan Kistler Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 11:44 AM To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [cayugabirds-l] The Loon Watch – 1st notable push Hi all, Today’s northwesterly winds produced the first notable push of Common Loons over Cayuga Lake. -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] The Loon Watch – 1st notable push
Hi all, Today’s northwesterly winds produced the first notable push of Common Loons over Cayuga Lake. In total, Bill Evans and I counted 415 flying south and 25 north from the loon watch location at Taughannock. The first wave (birds lifting off Cayuga Lake further north) was considerably smaller than the second wave (birds from Lake Ontario), with the second wave accountable for roughly 75% of the total. There was also a respectable push of raptors. This weekend should still produce decent numbers as the winds continue from a northwesterly direction, but we expect fewer than today as there was probably a buildup of loons waiting for the winds to clock north and it’s also a bit early in the season. Feel free to join the loon watch whenever you have free time. I will be there every day through mid-December. 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/ --
