While Dave and I were observing it, I saw it doing major preening. The bill might be broken, but probably not enough to make it a handicap. That's a good thing. Best, Ann
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:18 AM, bob mcguire <[email protected]>wrote: > First of all, thanks to Chris and Jessie for getting the word out quickly > about the Western Grebe. A wonderful sight! > > After the first group of birders had left (with Dave Nutter, Ann Mitchell, > Bill Baker, and Paul Anderson remaining) a group of 4 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS > flew up the lake and disappeared to the north. > > I just now (11:00) spoke with Dave, who was with Ann at Ladoga. They > spotted the broken-billed Common Loon. It has now been seen there for the > past four or five years. I think it is remarkable that it has survived with > such an apparent handicap, and that it returns to the same wintering spot > with such regularity. That leaves me to hope that the Pacific Loon may > again return to the Sheldrake area this winter. > > Bob McGuire > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/CayugabirdsWELCOME<http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/CayugabirdsRULES<http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/**CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurat** > ionLeave.htm<http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > > ARCHIVES: > 1) > http://www.mail-archive.com/**[email protected]/**maillist.html<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > 2) > http://www.surfbirds.com/**birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > 3) > http://birdingonthe.net/**mailinglists/CAYU.html<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/**ebird/ <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
