Thursday, November 19, 2009, 9:45-11:00 a.m.
Rocky River City Park, Rocky River
Observers: Bob Finkelstein, Paula Lozano, Antonio Salvadori

When we arrived, the lake was calm and dotted with loons and grebes and noted the following:

Red-throated Loon  -  1 (possibly 2-3)
PACIFIC LOON  -  1
Common Loon  ~50
Horned Grebe  ~200

The PACIFIC LOON was studied for 20-30 minutes using  Kowa and Swarovski spotting scopes. Most of the time it was sitting on the water - not diving, and we were able to compare it with Common Loon and Horned Grebe. It was much darker and smaller than Common Loon and larger than Horned Grebe. Other evident features were its very small, thin bill, no white in the auriculars, totally black crown, nape, sides and flanks, with no white noticeable at waterline. It appeared to be an adult nonbreeding adult as depicted in both Sibley and NGS.

Paula Lozano
Lakewood, Ohio

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