A friend of mine found two COMMON LOONS Tuesday June 19th on Whitney Point Reservoir in Broome County while fishing. He said the birds were yodeling and were black-colored. So apparently they were in breeding plumage. He often fishes in the Adirondacks and knows these birds well. He also had a very distant cell phone image that indeed looked like a loon. I will be heading up there tomorrow so maybe I can get a look. This could be a first summer record for Broome County. So far, no one can recall a summer record down here. Does anyone know the status of this species outside the Adirondacks in NY? I would imagine there has been some summer reports in the Finger Lakes in the past. Thanks.
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