RE: [cayugabirds-l] Loon migration

[Donna Lee Scott]

Just after sunset, I saw a group of 10+ and a group of 3 C. Loons over on the 
west side of the lake.
They were probably having a last minute, pre-migration planning meeting!

Donna L. Scott
535 Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 14882


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[mailto:bounce-125123713-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Saracino
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:41 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L 
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Loon migration

Hi folks. Tomorrow looks to be a great day for observing migrating loons and am 
wondering if anyone has plans to observe from Taughannock Falls Stare Park.
Thanks!
Pete Sar
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[cayugabirds-l] Loon migration

[Peter Saracino]

Hi folks. Tomorrow looks to be a great day for observing migrating loons
and am wondering if anyone has plans to observe from Taughannock Falls
Stare Park.
Thanks!
Pete Sar

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[cayugabirds-l] LOON MIGRATION ALERT

[Bill Evans]

Folks, the conditions look excellent and such an opportunity doesn’t happen 
every year, so plan your morning accordingly!



Favorable forecast for observing a large loon flight tomorrow morning (Nov 12): 

1.   We are in the window when big fall flights have been documented in the 
past.

2.   We’ve had southerly winds with no loon movement since Nov 3rd (8 days) 
- the spring is loaded.

3.   Weather forecast tomorrow is for NNW wind @ 7 mph - perfect for the 
spring to unload.

4.   Viewing conditions should be good – mostly cloudy with no lake effect 
snow. 

5.   Temp ~43 F, so not brutally cold.



Loons from current migratory aggregations on the Finger Lakes and southern Lake 
Ontario are likely to embark for southbound passage as early as 6:40 am. The 
main flight off Cayuga & Seneca Lake will mostly vector down the lake basins 
and have passed on by 7:30 am.  So places like Stewart Park and Clute Park 
(Watkins Glen) should offer good viewing. If you can get there in time, 
Taughannock State Park can be a wonderful site to view the early flight down 
Cayuga.



The peak of the flight off Lake Ontario will likely pass over Ithaca/Watkins 
Glen latitudes between 7:45 and 8:30, with lesser magnitude continuing 
thereafter. The densest flight vectors from Lake Ontario have been noted in the 
past coursing down the east side of the Seneca Lake Basin and the west side of 
the Cayuga Lake Basin, but the flight off Lake Ontario can be seen to some 
degree from high terrain anywhere in the southern Finger Lakes and Southern 
Tier counties of NY.



If you have the opportunity to observe, please post your results here and/or 
eBird including the location & time period you counted, direction of flight, 
and the percentage of loons estimated to be flying below 1000 feet/300 m above 
ground level.



Best wishes!



Bill Evans

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