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> From: Meena Haribal <[email protected]> > Date: January 10, 2012 12:19:28 PM EST > To: bob mcguire <[email protected]> > Subject: Broken Billed Loon > > Bob and all, > > I just now (11:00) spoke with Dave, who was with Ann at Ladoga. They > spotted the broken-billed Common Loon. It has now been seen there > for the past four or five years. I think it is remarkable that it > has survived with such an apparent handicap, and that it returns to > the same wintering spot with such regularity. That leaves me to hope > that the Pacific Loon may again return to the Sheldrake area this > winter. > > > Broken–billed Loon is being seen more than 10 years now. I think > Anne Marie wrote an article to club newsletter (Cayuga Bird Club) > either last year or year before. The bird is being seen since the > famous four Matt’s were birding CLB. Matt Williams was the first to > see it. I think it has been observed both in fall and spring or may > be it is the bird spends its winter here only we don’t look for it. > > Pacific Loon might be there only people have not been looking for it > long enough. > Meena > > Meena Haribal > Boyce Thompson Institute > Ithaca NY 14850 > Phone 607-254-1258 > http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ > http://haribal.org/ > http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected] > ] On Behalf Of bob mcguire > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:18 AM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Myers Tuesday > > First of all, thanks to Chris and Jessie for getting the word out > quickly about the Western Grebe. A wonderful sight! > > After the first group of birders had left (with Dave Nutter, Ann > Mitchell, Bill Baker, and Paul Anderson remaining) a group of 4 > WHITE- WINGED SCOTERS flew up the lake and disappeared to the north. > > I just now (11:00) spoke with Dave, who was with Ann at Ladoga. They > spotted the broken-billed Common Loon. It has now been seen there > for the past four or five years. I think it is remarkable that it > has survived with such an apparent handicap, and that it returns to > the same wintering spot with such regularity. That leaves me to hope > that the Pacific Loon may again return to the Sheldrake area this > winter. > > Bob McGuire > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
