I occasionally see Common Loon or Loons on Cayuga Lake in Lansing in the summer - in breeding plummage. I always wonder if they are breeding somewhere, but where could it be? The frequent waves from motor boat wakes could wash away lakeside nests. I have never seen Loon chicks in summer, however.
Donna Scott Lansing, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: david nicosia To: Cayugabirds- L Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:18 AM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Common Loons Whitney Point Reservoir June 19th. A friend of mine found two COMMON LOONS Tuesday June 19th on Whitney Point Reservoir in Broome County while fishing. He said the birds were yodeling and were black-colored. So apparently they were in breeding plumage. He often fishes in the Adirondacks and knows these birds well. He also had a very distant cell phone image that indeed looked like a loon. I will be heading up there tomorrow so maybe I can get a look. This could be a first summer record for Broome County. So far, no one can recall a summer record down here. Does anyone know the status of this species outside the Adirondacks in NY? I would imagine there has been some summer reports in the Finger Lakes in the past. Thanks. Dave Nicosia -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
