Mattt Valencic asked me to post this for him:


Regarding loon fallout’s, I visited the boat launch area at C. J.  
Brown Reservoir (Springfield, OH) today at 3:30pm for about 15  
minutes.  Cranking my 20 – 60X Zeiss spotting scope up to 60X I  
counted over 200 loons (Sp?) near the far north shore, mostly just  
preening or floating.  I looked at Google Maps and the area they were  
all lounging in was directly west of the Buck Creek State Park  
peninsula.  Other smaller birds were scattered among them but were way  
too far away for me to I.D..  There were quite a few Bonaparte’s Gulls  
moving as well.

Several common loons were scattered widely across the open expanse of  
water between the boat launch and that northern shore.   These birds  
were all actively fishing unlike the birds to the north.

The map shows that Rt. 4 runs along the north side of the reservoir.   
Does anyone know if there are access points along that shore to get to  
with a scope?  I will be back here again Monday and would like to  
spend more time if the loons are still there.
  
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