Re: [cayugabirds-l] Loon migration alert - Sat morning

2020-11-21 Thread Dave Nutter 
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 made it 
much more satisfying (not too cold, easier to see loons, saw more loons) 
compared to last time when I gambled with the snow and lost. Here’s my count, 
by 15-minute Meade Periods:

1) 24 flew south (2 singles, 7 groups); -0- flew north.
2) 56 flew south (9 singles, 11 groups); 3 singles flew north
3) 13 flew south (7 singles, 1 group); 1 flew north
4) -0- flew south; 2 singles flew north
5) 9 flew south (4 singles, 1 group); -0- flew north
6) 36 flew south ( -0- singles, 6 groups); 1 flew north
7) 17 flew south (8 singles, 3 groups); -0- flew north
8) 3 flew south (1 single, 1 group); -0- flew north
9) 5 flew south (-0- singles, 2 groups); -0- flew north
10) 2 flew south (2 singles, -0- groups); -0- flew north
11) 2 flew south (2 singles, -0- groups); 1 flew north
12) 5 flew south (-0- singles, 1 group); 2 singles flew north

Totals: 173 seemed to migrate south past me (37 singly, and the other 136 in 33 
groups of 2 or more), but 10 flew north, all singly. 
One loon flew in a complete circle, seeming to wait for another loon to catch 
up, whom it joined to continue flying south together - a friend? - or someone 
who knew the way better?

Other birds of note: An immature Bald Eagle seen 3 times in various places was 
presumed to be the same bird. At 0801 a long narrow V of 18 Tundra Swans 
(positive ID by voice) flew south over Cornell U. 

- - Dave Nutter
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Loon migration alert - Sat morning

2020-11-21 Thread Wes Blauvelt 
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

On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 10:56 AM Bill Evans 
wrote:

> 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 than 600
> feet above my ground level and the early flight was seemingly at eye level
> coursing over the Michigan Hollow Valley.
>
> Bill
>
> *From:* Bill Evans 
> *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2020 9:50 AM
> *To:* Cayuga Birds 
> *Subject:* Loon migration alert - Sat morning
>
> 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, tally totals for 15-minute periods with period 1 the 15 minutes
> before sunrise, period 2 the first 15 minutes after sunrise, and so forth.
> The peak loon flight typically comes off Cayuga & Seneca Lakes in periods
> 1-3 and the Lake Ontario peak passes over the Ithaca/Watkins Glen area and
> a broad swath of the Southern Tier during periods 5-9. Based on past
> reports, it seems loon migration largely finishes crossing the region by
> the end of period 10.
>
> Sunrise tomorrow in Ithaca is 7:06, so the Meade periods Saturday are:
>
> Period 1 – 6:52-7:06
> Period 2 – 7:07-7:21
> Period 3 – 7:22-7:36
> Period 4 – 7:37-7:51
> Period 5 – 7:52-8:06
> Period 6 – 8:07-8:21
> Period 7 – 8:22-8:36
> Period 8 – 8:37-8:51
> Period 9 – 8:52-9:06
> Period 10 – 9:07-9:21
>
> Urbi et Orbi!
>
> Bill Evans
> Town of Danby
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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Loon migration alert - Sat morning

2020-11-21 Thread Bill Evans 
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 than 600 feet 
above my ground level and the early flight was seemingly at eye level coursing 
over the Michigan Hollow Valley. 

Bill

From: Bill Evans 
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 9:50 AM
To: Cayuga Birds 
Subject: Loon migration alert - Sat morning

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, 
tally totals for 15-minute periods with period 1 the 15 minutes before sunrise, 
period 2 the first 15 minutes after sunrise, and so forth.  The peak loon 
flight typically comes off Cayuga & Seneca Lakes in periods 1-3 and the Lake 
Ontario peak passes over the Ithaca/Watkins Glen area and a broad swath of the 
Southern Tier during periods 5-9. Based on past reports, it seems loon 
migration largely finishes crossing the region by the end of period 10.  

Sunrise tomorrow in Ithaca is 7:06, so the Meade periods Saturday are:

Period 1 – 6:52-7:06
Period 2 – 7:07-7:21
Period 3 – 7:22-7:36
Period 4 – 7:37-7:51
Period 5 – 7:52-8:06
Period 6 – 8:07-8:21
Period 7 – 8:22-8:36
Period 8 – 8:37-8:51
Period 9 – 8:52-9:06
Period 10 – 9:07-9:21

Urbi et Orbi!

Bill Evans
Town of Danby
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[cayugabirds-l] Loon migration alert - Sat morning

2020-11-20 Thread Bill Evans 
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, 
tally totals for 15-minute periods with period 1 the 15 minutes before sunrise, 
period 2 the first 15 minutes after sunrise, and so forth.  The peak loon 
flight typically comes off Cayuga & Seneca Lakes in periods 1-3 and the Lake 
Ontario peak passes over the Ithaca/Watkins Glen area and a broad swath of the 
Southern Tier during periods 5-9. Based on past reports, it seems loon 
migration largely finishes crossing the region by the end of period 10.  

Sunrise tomorrow in Ithaca is 7:06, so the Meade periods Saturday are:

Period 1 – 6:52-7:06
Period 2 – 7:07-7:21
Period 3 – 7:22-7:36
Period 4 – 7:37-7:51
Period 5 – 7:52-8:06
Period 6 – 8:07-8:21
Period 7 – 8:22-8:36
Period 8 – 8:37-8:51
Period 9 – 8:52-9:06
Period 10 – 9:07-9:21

Urbi et Orbi!

Bill Evans
Town of Danby
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Dave Nutter 
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 trigger a huge 
movement. Maybe the birds who were more intent on migrating left the valley 
somewhere over the lake to go directly south, passing west of Ithaca. Maybe I 
missed some - it’s spooky the way a single loon will suddenly appear high 
nearly overhead, and sometimes it will soon suddenly have others with it that 
were also invisible moments earlier. 

The valley bends a bit here, SSE from Myers to here, then SSW from here to 
Robert Treman, and the loons don’t all react the same way. Some follow the 
valley with a fairly smooth turn. Some get indecisive - one turned clockwise in 
more than a complete circle before continuing up the valley. Early on I saw 3 
loons together at intervals of a couple minute going various directions, and my 
guess is that it was the same family every time. Some loons appear following 
the valley and seem to ignore the bend to continue straight toward South Hill, 
but I lose sight before finding out whether they continue SSE, or use South 
Hill’s updraft for extra elevation, or they make a late turn and continue SSW 
up Inlet Valley. A few loons - including a group of 8 - went E overhead, which 
I simply don’t understand. Most of the instances of northbound loons were 
singles, but there was also a northbound group of 4.  

How many Common Loons did I see flying this morning? If I assumed all 
individuals seen were unique it would be 110, but subtracting the birds who did 
not end up going more-or-less south last I saw them, and assuming that the 
birds who went back north didn’t change their minds again and come south again 
(except that trio which I imagine was parents with a reluctant youngster), I 
think the number was 80.

- - Dave Nutter


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Suan Hsi Yong 
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 northbound
7:53-8:08 : 11 southbound 5 on water
8:08-8:23 : 14 southbound 6 northbound
8:23-8:38 : 49 southbound 8 northbound or circled north

The first wave were almost all low (slightly above treeline at the
highest) and following Cayuga's South-easterly trajectory.
The gap felt longer than we'd hoped.
The second wave were mostly high-flying dots, a good number heading
directly overhead or south-westerly perhaps towards Watkins Glen, fun
challenge to pick them out amid the flock of ring-billed gulls that
decided to kettle high in our northwest sky for some reason.

Good fun with the gathered crowds. Thanks especially to eagle-eyed
Aaron visiting from Colorado who was especially good at spotting
faraway birds.

Suan

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Bill Evans 
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 flight didn’t materialize.  I 
guess we can chalk it up as a warm for the next morning that looks promising.

Bill
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Alicia Plotkin 
East side of Seneca Lake in Ovid, was out from 7:30-7:40 and 7:50-8:45 
(maybe too late).  Saw the following:

7:30-7:40: 0
7:50-8:00: 5 in single group, a tad lower than expected but still 
migration height - moving very fast with the wind, a couple hundred 
yards inland of the shore
8:00-8:15: 1, same height/speed/track as the first 5
8:15-8:30: 1, very very high up, over center of lake, beating its wings 
hard & moving south to north - wouldn't have seen it with naked eye but 
was bored so looking at one of the resident eagles soaring high up & the 
loon crossed behind it as small blurry bird so focused on it & could 
make out characteristic torpedo shape & flight style
8:30-8:45: 0

Have been small numbers of loons on the lake here for the past week but 
none this morning when I got out.




On 11/12/2020 9:07 AM, Martha Fischer wrote:
> Are birds moving?
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
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> *From:* bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu 
>  on behalf of Bill Evans 
> 
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:23:29 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT
>
> 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.We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3^rd (8 
> days) - the spring is loaded.
>
> 3.Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for the 
> spring to unload.
>
> 4.Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake 
> effect snow.
>
> 5.Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.
>
> Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and 
> southern Lake Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as 
> early as 6:40 am. The main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly 
> vector down the lake basins and have passed on by 7:30 am.So places 
> like Stewart Park and Clute Park (Watkins Glen) should offer good 
> viewing. If you can get there in time, Taughannock State Park can be a 
> wonderful site to view the early flight down Cayuga.
>
> The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over 
> Ithaca/Watkins Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser 
> magnitude continuing thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake 
> Ontario have been noted in the past coursing down the east side of the 
> Seneca Lake Basin and the west side of the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the 
> flight off Lake Ontario can be seen to some degree from high terrain 
> anywhere in the southern Finger Lakes and Southern Tier counties of NY.
>
> If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here 
> and/or eBird including the location & time period you counted, 
> direction of flight, and the percentage of loons estimated to be 
> flying below 1000 feet/300 m above ground level.
>
> Best wishes!
>
> Bill Evans
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Wes Blauvelt 
Hello all - I had 3 loons fly directly overhead on a 180* heading between
7-8:30 AM at the very south end of Michigan Hollow Road. Wes Blauvelt

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 9:50 AM Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
wrote:

> I had a total of 140 loons from Bluegrass Lane in Ithaca. All were far to
> the west, moving south in small groups of 5-20 birds. So, possibly also
> counted by others farther west than where I was.
>
> There were large distant flocks of blackbirds moving south, and a few
> other interesting flyovers including a single COMMIN REDPOLL and SNOW
> BUNTING.
>
> Ken
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 12, 2020, at 9:07 AM, Martha Fischer  wrote:
>
> 
>
> Are birds moving?
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
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> *From:* bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Bill Evans <
> wrev...@clarityconnect.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:23:29 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT
>
>
> 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.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8
> days) - the spring is loaded.
>
> 3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for
> the spring to unload.
>
> 4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake
> effect snow.
>
> 5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.
>
>
>
> Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern
> Lake Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40
> am. The main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the
> lake basins and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park
> and Clute Park (Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get
> there in time, Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the
> early flight down Cayuga.
>
>
>
> The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over
> Ithaca/Watkins Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude
> continuing thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have
> been noted in the past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin
> and the west side of the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario
> can be seen to some degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern
> Finger Lakes and Southern Tier counties of NY.
>
>
>
> If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here
> and/or eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of
> flight, and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000
> feet/300 m above ground level.
>
>
>
> Best wishes!
>
>
>
> Bill Evans
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg 
I had a total of 140 loons from Bluegrass Lane in Ithaca. All were far to the 
west, moving south in small groups of 5-20 birds. So, possibly also counted by 
others farther west than where I was.

There were large distant flocks of blackbirds moving south, and a few other 
interesting flyovers including a single COMMIN REDPOLL and SNOW BUNTING.

Ken

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 12, 2020, at 9:07 AM, Martha Fischer  wrote:


Are birds moving?

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Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:23:29 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT


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.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8 days) 
- the spring is loaded.

3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for the 
spring to unload.

4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake effect 
snow.

5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.



Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern Lake 
Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40 am. The 
main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the lake basins 
and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park and Clute Park 
(Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get there in time, 
Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the early flight down 
Cayuga.



The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over Ithaca/Watkins 
Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude continuing 
thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have been noted in the 
past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin and the west side of 
the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario can be seen to some 
degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern Finger Lakes and Southern 
Tier counties of NY.



If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here and/or 
eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of flight, 
and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000 feet/300 m above 
ground level.



Best wishes!



Bill Evans

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Jane Leff 
Well folks, from 7:50-8:40 this morning, no migration of loons visible at
Stewart Park. But I saw st least a dozen birders.
Janie Leff

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 9:13 AM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> From my lans.  stat. Rd. dock on east side, I saw ~8 Loons up & Down lake
> , all diving & feeding. Nobody took off flying.
>
> Another Loon flew low from N to S, but then circled back north & landed.
> I did not see this bird take off, so don’t know how far it flew before
> landing.
>
> Donna Scott
> Lansing Station/Cayuga L.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 12, 2020, at 9:07 AM, Martha Fischer  wrote:
>
> Are birds moving?
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
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> *From:* bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Bill Evans <
> wrev...@clarityconnect.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:23:29 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT
>
>
> 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.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8
> days) - the spring is loaded.
>
> 3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for
> the spring to unload.
>
> 4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake
> effect snow.
>
> 5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.
>
>
>
> Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern
> Lake Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40
> am. The main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the
> lake basins and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park
> and Clute Park (Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get
> there in time, Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the
> early flight down Cayuga.
>
>
>
> The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over
> Ithaca/Watkins Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude
> continuing thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have
> been noted in the past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin
> and the west side of the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario
> can be seen to some degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern
> Finger Lakes and Southern Tier counties of NY.
>
>
>
> If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here
> and/or eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of
> flight, and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000
> feet/300 m above ground level.
>
>
>
> Best wishes!
>
>
>
> Bill Evans
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Todd Beeton 
Saw 5 loons fly low north over Clute Park and land in Seneca Lake to feed
it seems.

Added bonus: a bald eagle flying west and landed in a tree in Watkins Glen.

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 9:12 AM Donna Lee Scott  wrote:

> From my lans.  stat. Rd. dock on east side, I saw ~8 Loons up & Down lake
> , all diving & feeding. Nobody took off flying.
>
> Another Loon flew low from N to S, but then circled back north & landed.
> I did not see this bird take off, so don’t know how far it flew before
> landing.
>
> Donna Scott
> Lansing Station/Cayuga L.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 12, 2020, at 9:07 AM, Martha Fischer  wrote:
>
> Are birds moving?
>
> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> --
> *From:* bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu <
> bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Bill Evans <
> wrev...@clarityconnect.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:23:29 PM
> *To:* CAYUGABIRDS-L 
> *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT
>
>
> 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.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8
> days) - the spring is loaded.
>
> 3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for
> the spring to unload.
>
> 4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake
> effect snow.
>
> 5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.
>
>
>
> Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern
> Lake Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40
> am. The main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the
> lake basins and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park
> and Clute Park (Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get
> there in time, Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the
> early flight down Cayuga.
>
>
>
> The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over
> Ithaca/Watkins Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude
> continuing thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have
> been noted in the past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin
> and the west side of the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario
> can be seen to some degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern
> Finger Lakes and Southern Tier counties of NY.
>
>
>
> If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here
> and/or eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of
> flight, and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000
> feet/300 m above ground level.
>
>
>
> Best wishes!
>
>
>
> Bill Evans
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Donna Lee Scott 
From my lans.  stat. Rd. dock on east side, I saw ~8 Loons up & Down lake , all 
diving & feeding. Nobody took off flying.

Another Loon flew low from N to S, but then circled back north & landed.
I did not see this bird take off, so don’t know how far it flew before landing.

Donna Scott
Lansing Station/Cayuga L.
Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 12, 2020, at 9:07 AM, Martha Fischer 
mailto:m...@cornell.edu>> wrote:

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Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:23:29 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
mailto:cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT


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.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8 days) 
- the spring is loaded.

3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for the 
spring to unload.

4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake effect 
snow.

5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.



Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern Lake 
Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40 am. The 
main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the lake basins 
and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park and Clute Park 
(Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get there in time, 
Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the early flight down 
Cayuga.



The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over Ithaca/Watkins 
Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude continuing 
thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have been noted in the 
past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin and the west side of 
the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario can be seen to some 
degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern Finger Lakes and Southern 
Tier counties of NY.



If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here and/or 
eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of flight, 
and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000 feet/300 m above 
ground level.



Best wishes!



Bill Evans

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-12 Thread Martha Fischer 
Are birds moving?

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From: bounce-125123331-3494...@list.cornell.edu 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 4:23:29 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT


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.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8 days) 
- the spring is loaded.

3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for the 
spring to unload.

4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake effect 
snow.

5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.



Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern Lake 
Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40 am. The 
main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the lake basins 
and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park and Clute Park 
(Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get there in time, 
Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the early flight down 
Cayuga.



The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over Ithaca/Watkins 
Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude continuing 
thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have been noted in the 
past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin and the west side of 
the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario can be seen to some 
degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern Finger Lakes and Southern 
Tier counties of NY.



If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here and/or 
eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of flight, 
and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000 feet/300 m above 
ground level.



Best wishes!



Bill Evans

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[cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

2020-11-11 Thread Bill Evans 
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.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8 days) 
- the spring is loaded.

3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for the 
spring to unload.

4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake effect 
snow. 

5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.



Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern Lake 
Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40 am. The 
main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the lake basins 
and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park and Clute Park 
(Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get there in time, 
Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the early flight down 
Cayuga.



The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over Ithaca/Watkins 
Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude continuing 
thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have been noted in the 
past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin and the west side of 
the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario can be seen to some 
degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern Finger Lakes and Southern 
Tier counties of NY.



If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here and/or 
eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of flight, 
and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000 feet/300 m above 
ground level.



Best wishes!



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