Early this afternoon (~1:15) I found a PACIFIC LOON on the Connetquot River off Bayard Cutting Arboretum (a Red-throated Loon as well). Unfortunately it moved fairly quickly downriver over the next few minutes and was soon out of sight. I got word out ASAP via direct text and to Bird Finders via WhatsApp, but AFAIK there were no conclusive sightings subsequently by other birders who arrived on the scene. The arboretum doesn’t open until 9:00am tomorrow, but there are multiple points of access to the river farther south along Great River Road (3 small town parks), and at Timber Point golf course. Good luck if you go.
eBird checklist with photo: https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S103071298 John Gluth, sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
