Bill Evans made similar observations on Facebook yesterday:
11/23, 8:43am:
Huge flotilla of 800+ loons aborted southbound flight due to lake
effect snow and are headed back toward Cayuga Lake over 96b valley in
Danby.
11/23 10:07am:
Follow up: As the dense lake effect band moved south of Danby
It should’ve been sunrise when I looked out this morning, but the gray sky had
dropped far below the hills, then merged into snowfall, depositing a half inch
on everything, including the downtown pavement for the first time this year. I
hung out the bird feeder, brushed off part of the deck