[SBB] loons at Lexington Reservoir

[Mike Rogers <[[email protected]]>]

All,

Scott Terrill informed me that he had seen two loons on Lexington 
Reservoir while driving by on highway 17 yesterday 5/14/06, so I headed 
up there over lunch today 5/15/06. Sure enough, there were loons there - 
I counted 5 basic-plumaged COMMON LOONS at mid-reservoir, viewed from 
Miller Point on the east shore.  Some of these birds appeared quite 
small-billed at a distance, reminiscent of a Pacific Loon, but each had 
the white collar (one almost had a complete neck ring!), blocky head 
shape, and white around the eye of a Common Loon. Eventually all five 
birds came together and began preening and bathing instead of foraging. 
Three birds broke off from this group and swam over to the east shore 
near where I was, providing nice scope views. At least three of the 
birds have pale edging to the back feathers, confirming that they are 
SY, or second-calendar-year, birds. The other two are likely also young 
birds, although perhaps with the pale edges to the back feathers worn 
off or less apparent.

Also at the reservoir were 9 to 11 COMMON MERGANSERS, including a pair 
west of the highway, 2 FORSTER'S TERNS, 1 GREEN HERON, and a pair of 
CANADA GEESE.

Mike Rogers


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