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Tag: Common Loon

Birding By The Sea

Birding By The Sea

March 6, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

Well, this is not actually a post about birding by the sea, but birding by the Long Island Sound at Hammonasset Beach State Park. Images in this post are from a trip to Hammonasset in mid-January when I met world eBirders Julie Hart and Daniel Schlaepfer with four additional visits in February. Julie was kind […]

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Two Winter Specialties At Stratford Point

Two Winter Specialties At Stratford Point

February 26, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey 2 Comments

Stratford Point just off I-95 above the Long Island Sound became host to a Short-eared Owl on 2 January according to eBird data. I closely followed reports of the Short-eared Owl on eBird as I had not observed the species in the wild before. As the owl was seen with regularity I began to study […]

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Snowy Owl At Long Beach Connecticut

Snowy Owl At Long Beach Connecticut

January 8, 2018December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey Leave a comment

Slightly east of Bridgeport and south of Stratford lies a magnificent wildlife venue called Long Beach. The Snowy Owl above (image 1) was photographed at Long Beach in December 2017. With adjacent Pleasure Beach it is noted that they comprise more than 25% of Connecticut’s remaining undeveloped beachfront property. The Dunlin with Sanderling above (image […]

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Feature:  Stratford Point, Connecticut

Feature: Stratford Point, Connecticut

November 7, 2017December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey 3 Comments

This land offers a stunning coastal grassland area near the mouth of the Housatonic River which has of this writing 282 species of bird observed according to eBird data. It was my hope to visit Stratford Point and observe the LeConte’s and Clay-colored Sparrows seen a day earlier at the venue. The Common Loon above […]

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Fort De Soto Park Spring Migration: Pt I

Fort De Soto Park Spring Migration: Pt I

May 6, 2016December 23, 2019 Bob Pelkey 2 Comments

A trek to Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County is especially rewarding during migration season. Fort De Soto is a magnet for birds. In fact there have been 337 species sighted at the park and reported to eBird as of this writing. Ron Smith has noted that a Western Grebe was observed and photographed […]

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Nearly Half of Our Birds Are at Risk of Extinction This Century

Nearly Half of Our Birds Are at Risk of Extinction This Century

September 21, 2014December 23, 2019 Larry Jordan Leave a comment

The National Audubon Society’s Birds and Climate Change Report should give us all deep cause for concern. The findings are heartbreaking: Nearly half of the bird species in the United States will be seriously threatened by 2080, and any of those could disappear forever. For the first time, Audubon scientists have analyzed decades of historical […]

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Pollutants Threaten Iconic Canadian Bird

Pollutants Threaten Iconic Canadian Bird

July 10, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

The future looks uncertain for one of the most beloved symbols of the Canadian wilderness, according to a new report from Bird Studies Canada (BirdLife co-Partner in Canada). The Canadian Lakes Loon Survey 1981-2012 reveals troubling trends for the Common Loon. Pollution (in the form of mercury and acid precipitation) is the suspected cause. Currently […]

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Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Common Loon (Gavia immer)

November 27, 2012December 22, 2019 Myer Bornstein Leave a comment

The Common Loon or as known as the Great Northern Diver in Eurasia breeds in the northern portion of North America, Greenland, Iceland and Scotland.  It winters on the seacoasts or large lakes of south Europe and the United States. Because of its migration habits, it is seen commonly in the waters off the Massachusetts […]

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