Sorry about the delayed report, but I was also watching the morning of 10 November from the NYS-89 bridge over the Flood Control Channel in Ithaca. I got a late start, being there from 0742 to 0915, so I probably missed the majority of what Jared & Scott saw if their birds passed over Ithaca at all. Between 0754 and 0838 I saw a maximum of 23 Common Loons, assuming no duplicate sightings. They were generally to my east. 11 were flying south and appeared to be migrating. 3 were flying southwest and may also have been migrating but up Inlet Valley at a lower altitude. 1 was northbound, clearly not migrating. 1 was westbound, 3 were flying in clockwise curves, and 4 were flying counter-clockwise, so who knows what they were doing, but they were fun to watch.
This is from my notes: 1 S 0754. 5 S & 1 SW 0755. 1 CW 0802. 1 N 0809. 3 S 0816. 1 S 0819. 1 S 0831. 1 W 0832. 2 CW 0834. 4 CCW 0838. 2 SW 0839. Yesterday I briefly scoped Cayuga Lake from A H Treman State Marine Park, and I saw my first Common Loon of this fall on the southern part of the lake. This bird was near the east side somewhere south of Portland Point, and I only saw it above the shimmer because it briefly took a low curving flight, but it was close enough that I could clearly see its big trailing splayed feet as it prepared to hit the water. (I struggled with that verb. I don’t like to use “to land” for a bird which not actually ending its flight onto land, but “alight” sounds far too dainty for such a heavy projectile as a loon. Maybe I should say it “ditched” like an airplane, even though the act was planned, routine, and inconsequential.) - - Dave Nutter > On Nov 11, 2021, at 7:30 AM, John Gregoire <johnandsuegrego...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Seneca Lake had a poor showing between 0700 and 0900, only 20 Loons. > Conditions were the same as yours and I was truly let down after thinking it > would be a great day for migrating Loons. > > Strong south winds are forecast for a while. > > Sue G. > >> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 11:27 AM Jared Dawson <jaredwdaw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> This morning Nov 10 at Taughannock Park I did a 2 hour loon count from 6:36 >> to 8:36. There was a steady 8-10 mph wind out of the NW. I had a total of >> 137 loons, mostly high and over the east side of the lake. The bulk of the >> sightings took place between 6:45 and 7:30. Scott Sutcliffe joined me for >> the first hour which was a great help. >> Jared Dawson >> Trumansburg >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
