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Loony Lake Norman, NC
- To: "CAROLINA BIRDCHAT (E-mail)" <carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu>, "Carolina Birds List (E-mail)" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>, "J. W. Coffey (E-mail)" <jwcoffey@tricon.net>
- Subject: Loony Lake Norman, NC
- From: "Tom Lorenzin" <skytom@mindspring.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:48:51 -0500
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Birding by fast boat: Lake Norman was carpeted with Common Loons today -
almost all in open water from marker D2 to the dam, in groups of as many as
30 birds. Watched one group dive and surface in concert. Musta' been a
lovely sight underwater if we could have seen the water ballet. More than
200 Loons sighted in all today from 1100-1400. Winds calm to 103 kts, water
glassy smooth, temp = 68 F., absolutely clear, Carolina-blue sky.
Others of special interest:
Horned Grebes = >150 in rafts of as many as 23 birds
Lesser Scaup = 30
Red-breasted Mergansers = 4, in with L. Scaup
American Black Duck = 3
Forsters Terns = >150 in many small rafts
Pied-billed Grebe = 2 (both solitary)
AmCoot = 4
Herring Gull (imm.) = 1
7;^)
Tom "le dilettante maudit" Lorenzin
Davidson (Lake Norman), NC
SkyTomX@XMindspring.com or TomLoX@XMicrosoft.com
(remove Xs to use addresses)
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