I just got back into the realm of computers and on-line communication.
The second hand reporter got back to me that most of the many loons were in
Wayzata Bay off the yacht club and more were between Big Island and
Cottagewood, which is west of Big Island. He suggested looking south by the
Wayzata
Likewise—lots of Goldeneyes near Wayzata Marine in Orono (~50ish), ~100s of
common mergansers (diving in groups) with a few loons nearby in Wayzata
downtown (near COV restaurant), and many common mergansers landing around the
point at Excelsior Commons Park at 15 min before sunset. (Nothing to
I just got home from a two hour trip around Minnetonka and saw a few Loons,
Bald Eagles, Kingfishers, Mallards, and 100's of Common Mergansers.
We pretty thoroughly covered the accessible shoreline, missing the
eastern-most side at Greenwood and Deephaven.
Steve Slocum
Eden Prairie
On Sun, Dec
Any idea where on the lake the loons are clustered?? Thx
On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 10:52 AM Steve Weston wrote:
> I have a report that thousands of loons are staging on Lake Minnetonka. We
> have a hoard of Pine Siskins at our feeders this morning. I haven't had a
> view on how they were staging
That would be amazing to see. Thanks for sharing, Steve. I saw a raft of
thousand+ years ago off a cliff overlooking Lake Superior in the UP. That image
is still with me today. It’s fascinating how they know how to do this.
Siskins started showing up here a week ago, but on Wednesday they
I have a report that thousands of loons are staging on Lake Minnetonka. We
have a hoard of Pine Siskins at our feeders this morning. I haven't had a
view on how they were staging in the trees above the house to try to get a
handle on the numbers.
Steve Weston
On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN
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