I went to Goetchius at 9:30 and took some hurried shots in bad light, compared
them to my shots of the loon a couple weeks ago (taken on April 15). It looks
to me like it's the same loon, but would be interested to know what others
think. I'm concluding this particularly from looking at the
tip of the preserve, which is where the other one was found, and last
seen.There doesn't seem to be enough room there for a loon to take off.
Melissa
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:47:24 -0400
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Goetchius Wetland- Common Loon --looks like same
loon as two weeks ago
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From: Melissa Groo [mailto:melg...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:37 AM
To: Kevin J. McGowan; mccart...@yahoo.com; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Goetchius Wetland- Common Loon --looks like same
loon as two weeks ago
I'll defer to your judgement, Kevin. Unfortunately I
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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:01:39 -0400
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Goetchius Wetland- Common Loon --looks like
same loon as two weeks ago
Nice photos. It’s hard to be very confident in comparing the two photos
because the birds are in just