Didn't think loons ever clustered. Loners, I'd always believed.
Andy
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corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of
strength, and bid defiance to the laws of the country."
--- Thomas Jefferson,1816
> From: "Jay Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 20:59:11 -0500
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Mpls] Loon Alert
>
> Yesterday evening I saw at least 20 loons on Lake Nokomis. Including a
> flotilla of six loons floating just offshore of the 50th St. beach.
>
> From time to time they were giving out their mournful cries in unison
>
> I have never seen so many loons together in one place. And rarely I
> have I witnessed a more stunning, inspiring, and haunting scene from
> nature.
>
> Along with them were hundreds of common mergansers, eared and pie-billed
> grebes, and coots.
>
> Along with the first graceful appearances of great blue herons
>
> Literally clouds of birds were circling the lake overhead, so high that
> I wondered if the airport was going to have to redirect traffic
>
> They were so loud that for once I thought the neighbors might be
> complaining not about airport noise but bird noise.
>
> I hope others can enjoy these magnificent loons. But with strong winds
> out of the south today, I fear that they may already have left us for
> another year.
>
> For once the crows have had to take a back seat.
>
> And yes, as always, there were plenty of mallards, canada geese, and sea
> gulls waddling around too
>
> Jay Clark
> Cooper
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