This morning, Susie had a craving for Triangle Diner chili, while I had a hankering for to see some COMMON LOONS. So we went N. around mid-day and found what we sought. I counted the listed number of loons on the lake at the following locations; most counts fairly accurate-no estimates.
360 Long Point SP-feeding frenzy 100 N. of LPSP 150 Aurora Bluffs south 90 Wells Coll. boathouse, looking N. 106 Aurora Bluffs north Total = 806 Notes: The feeding frenzy was just off the point at LPSP and also involved mostly RING-BILLED GULLS (150) and D. C. CORMORANTS (40). I could not determine what they all were after. During the height of the frenzy, I counted 110 loons on a scan. After it was over, and most of the loons were resting on the surface, I scanned the small area and counted 360. I've never seen that many loons in such a small area. These numbers might be useful in estimating total loons in an area where they are actively feeding-twice as many loons being below the surface as on it. S. & S. Fast Brooktondale -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
