[birders] Re: [se-mi-birdlist] pacific loon, washtenaw county

[Bruce M. Bowman]

I've posted five photos of the Pacific Loon and one of the White-winged
Scoter that was also on Portage Lake today (Washtenaw County).

    http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html

Bruce


From:           	"Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 at comcast.net>
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> The PACIFIC LOON found yesterday by Maggie Jewett at the Portage Yacht
> Club, Portage Lake, Washtenaw County, is still there this morning.  Sean
> Bachman, Lyle Hamilton, Larry Sheldon, Reg Baker, Bob Kelsch and I
> watched this bird from about 9:30 to 10:30.  A White-winged Scoter was
> also in the group of birds with the loon.  This morning they were out in
> the middle of the lake, a good distance away but the Pacific Loon was
> still easily identifiable through a scope.  I tried for some digiscoped
> pictures at 60X.  I can almost promise that I didn't get any great
> photos.  Lyle, with a better scope than mine, might have done better. 
> (Later this morning I'll post the best of what I've got at the
> birders at umich.edu photo sharing web site:
> http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html )
> 
> The loon was apparently much nearer when Maggie was watching it 
> yesterday.  I've inserted below her reply to my query about distance.
> 
> Portage Yacht Club is on Dexter-Pinckney Rd. a bit south of the 
> Livingston County/Washtenaw County line.  It is about 0.4(?) miles north
> of McGregor Rd.  Park in the parking lot and walk behind the building to
> the lake.
> 
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> Bruce
> 
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> 
> "No, it was up near the yacht club.  A number of birds were there with
> this bird swimming back and forth through them - but alone.  Had all  of
> the markings of an immature, I think, because I saw faint  striations on
> its back rather than all black.  Size of  a common merg.  Maggie"  
> 
> On Dec 25, 2007, at 6:56 PM, Bruce M. Bowman wrote:
> 
> > Maggie-
> >
> > Was this bird way across the lake like the Red-throated Loon was last
> > April?
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> 
> 
> To:             	se-mi-birdlist at umich.edu
> From:           	Maggie Jewett <jewett at aaps.k12.mi.us>
> Subject:        	[se-mi-birdlist] pacific loon, washtenaw county
> Date sent:      	Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:57:51 -0500
> Send reply to:  	Maggie Jewett <jewett at aaps.k12.mi.us>
> 
> > I believe I saw a pacific loon this afternoon at the Portage Yacht
> > Club.  Should be there tomorrow for someone else to check out.  
> > Thought it might be rude to call anyone on Christmas day...
> > 
> > Maggie
> > 
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> Bruce M. Bowman         
> Ann Arbor, Michigan USA 
> central Washtenaw County
> bbowman99 at comcast.net   
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Bruce M. Bowman         
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA 
central Washtenaw County
bbowman99 at comcast.net   

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Bruce M. Bowman         
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA 
central Washtenaw County
bbowman99 at comcast.net