Yesterday during our birdathon we witnessed phenomenon that I’ve not seen many times before. There was a flock of approximately 18 Red-throated Loons that lifted up off the water and then flew north in a ragged formation. Two other Red-throated Loons remained on the lake when we left. There may have been many more as there were thousands of birds well out to the horizon, mostly Long-tailed Ducks and Red-breasted Mergansers.
Last year we witnessed a similar event on May 24th involving 28 Red-throated Loons. Geoff Carpentier AVOCET NATURE SERVICES Contact me at: 905-852-2011 or avocetnatureservi...@gmail.com Visit my website: www.avocetnatureservices.com Specializing in Environmental & Natural History Surveys and Expedition & Personalized Guiding Services _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
