At 8:30 I located an adult Pacific Loon at Hobart Beach on Eaton's Neck. I initially found it on Huntington Bay, which is the body of water on the west side of the peninsula. It was a few hundred feet offshore, north of the red lifeguard building. Coordinates for Hobart are 40° 55.669', -73° 24.176'
Unfortunately, the bird flew off after a few minutes of observation in the direction of Connecticut. It did not land before it disappeared due to heat distortion, but I am going to check some locations to the north to see if I can relocate it. If others plan on searching, it appeared to be an adult and had diffuse but noticeable "chin-strap." Good Birding, Brent Bomkamp Northport, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
