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Loony Lake Norman, NC



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

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	Tom "le dilettante maudit" Lorenzin
	Davidson (Lake Norman), NC
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