This morning (21 Nov) from the NW end of the NYS-89 bridge over the Flood
Control Channel I watched for loons for 3 hours starting 15 minutes before
sunrise. The temperature was in the 40sF, the NW wind was not too strong, the
sky was mostly cloudy, and there were quite a few loons, all of which
I observed 2 loons at 7:31 AM on a heading of 150* SSW from my location on
Park Hill Road in the Town of Erin. The site is at 1840’ elevation with an
open sky view following the Wyncoop Creek valley towards Chemung. I think
there is a good chance these birds started their day on Seneca Lake. Wes
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I counted 347 loons in southward migration over Danby from 6:52-9:06 (Comfort
Rd. migration watch site adjacent to the Finger Lakes Trail crossing, 1/4 mile
south of Lieb Rd).
Meade Period 1-9 totals: 11,22,60,12,22,52,66,49,32.
Most of the flight was to the east of the watch. >90% were less th
Thanks to all who posted loon migration reports last week. While I realize my
credibility has taken a hit as a big flight prognosticator, all signs look good
for a HEFTY loon flight tomorrow morning (Saturday 21Nov).
If you’d like to report numbers using the old protocol developed by Bob Meade,
This morning starting at 0653 I spent 2 hours at the north end of the
NYS-89/Flood Control Channel bridge at the south end of Cass Park in Ithaca
watching for migrating loons. Sunrise was nominally at 0702, but add about 20
minutes for it to come into view at this west edge of the valley floor,
Yesterday I saw 34 Common Loons on the southern part of Cayuga Lake. I was
scoping from the lakeshore at Allan H Treman State Marine Park, and with air
temperatures in the 40s - close to the water temperature, there was not much
distortion, so I was able to discern the heads of loons pretty far
For a broader view of the sky than my driveway, my Loon Watch this morning from
6:40am to 9:40am was from the north end of the NYS-89 bridge over the Flood
Control Channel. There were loons, but it didn’t seem like a big obvious
migration. Maybe the wind and temperature were not enough to trigge
At Taughannock this morning 11 loon watchers showed up without prior
arrangement. I arrived just before sunrise (6:53am):
6:53-7:08 : 10 southbound 1 northbound 10 on water
7:08-7:23 : 56 southbound 5 northbound
7:23-7:38 : 9 southbound 1 northbound 11 on water
7:38-7:53 : 7 southbound 1 northboun
A mindboggling paucity of loons and migratory waterfowl in general! I counted
27 loons flying south from my watch site on a hilltop in south Danby. I didn’t
see my first until 7:41. 16 passed between 7:54-8:09 and 7 passed between
8:09-8:23.
Good to see all the reports even though a big fligh
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Folks, the conditions look excellent and such an opportunity doesn’t happen
every year, so plan your morning accordingly!
Favorable forecast for observing a large loon
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Hi folks. Tomorrow looks to be a great day for observing migrating loons and am
wondering if anyone has plans to observe from
Hi folks. Tomorrow looks to be a great day for observing migrating loons
and am wondering if anyone has plans to observe from Taughannock Falls
Stare Park.
Thanks!
Pete Sar
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Folks, the conditions look excellent and such an opportunity doesn’t happen
every year, so plan your morning accordingly!
Favorable forecast for observing a large loon flight tomorrow morning (Nov 12):
1. We are in the window when big fall flights have been documented in the
past.
2.
Actually I was outside in order to see more of the sky, and it was a bit cold,
but somewhat sheltered, so not nearly as harsh as at Taughannock. On the other
hand, I did not get to see loons on the lake, and I did not have a definite
line past which they could travel to be counted as going south
This morning I’ve seen over a hundred migrating Common Loons from my home near
the NYS-89 bridge over the Flood Control Channel. The largest group was over 30
birds about 9am. I stopped watching around 10am but noticed three migrating
loons at 11:09.
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