Possible Pacific Loon, Barnegat, 4 Dec 1999


Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999
From: Laurie Larson
To: NJ Birds Mailing list
Subject: Possible Pacific Loon, 4/12/99, Barnegat

I'm forwarding these messages as received. Thanks, Jeff and Jennifer, for the info. Also, please correct the date of the Long Branch bird count to 1/1/2000 in the list I sent yesterday.

-LL


"HOPKINS,JEFFREY A." wrote:
> 
> Laurie:
> 
> Yesterday (12/4) AM, I saw what I believe to be a Pacific Loon offshore at
> Barnegat Light opposite the 23rd St. Beach access.  I've just submitted a
> report via email to the records comittee (i.e. you), but I thought I'd let
> you know so you can get others out there looking to verify the sighting.
> 
> By the way, the female tufted duck was at Old Sam's Pond at about 10 AM, in
> the company of two female scaup.  It was seen well by several observers.
> 
> Jeff Hopkins
> Whitehall, PA
> hopkinja@apci.com


Jennifer Hanson wrote:
> 
> Hi Laurie,
> 
> Leif Austad and I went to see the Tufted Duck today, 12/4.  We found it on
> Old Sam's Pond, keeping company with a couple of scaup.  We watched it from
> various angles for around 45 minutes; when we left it was just about noon.


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