April 26, 2003 Common Loon migration over Middlesex County Hi there, I too have been watching loons migrate northwest from Lake Erie, but had to take the last couple of days off and missed the latest heavy movement days. However, I was out today in Komoka Provincial Park, just west of London, and counted 89 flying over during the 7:30 to 9:00 am time period. The winds were initially fairly strong from the west-northwest but slowed somewhat by 8:30. The peak time for movement was about 8:10 am. The birds mostly appeared to the east of me, somewhat closer to London. This is a heavy day for me, the most in several years. I think I am just west of the heavier movements that Dave Martin and Ross Snider report. Perhaps more loons are moving elsewhere today. As Dave has mentioned in previous notes, we don't often get two good days in a row. According to my results, there might have been 3 good days in a row.
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