We spend our summer vacation on Sandy Island in Lake Winnipesaukee, a small, wedge-shaped piece of land in a large lake in New Hampshire.   This year, we were often awakened by the calls of Common Loons (Gavia immer).  This is a goose-sized diving bird and is very characteristic of the Northern US and Canada.  Calls include a laugh, a wail, and softer, more intimate sounds like those in this movie. 

Here it is in a streaming QuickTime format:
http://blip.tv/file/get/Phamilton-LoonsAndAStorm680.mov

And here it is in Windows Media:
http://phamilton.onlinestoragesolution.com/2009%20Nature/stormloon-1.wmv

If this version does not play well for you, you can right-click it to download and save.

Paul

The Super Whoopers (tm) website.  The Whoopers are Cygnus cygnus, it seems.
http://whooper.wwt.org.uk/whooper

Paul

Quest's latest information has just been posted.  She is still in Ontario at the power station.

http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?page_id=737

Paul

It's Sunday, 7:12 EST, and I'm in chat.

Paul

Non-Birding Bill is great!  I'm looking forward to more.


Thanks,

Paul

Thanks, Joyce.

Beauty is certainly well named!

Paul

Thanks, Carol!

I love the description of Mariah hanging motionless in the wind and rain.

Paul

The long migration from the high arctic to the southern hemisphere is on!

"In February 2007, an FRG team is traveling to Chile to radio-tag several adult female tundra peregrines. We'll record their travels here, following their migration north to the arctic and then back to Chile next year."

Learn more:
http://frgroup.frg.org/

Paul

Everyone knows about the Bowie Knife, but the Bowie Spoon and Fork have languished in obscurity until now.

Paul

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1223299/A-beautiful-plague-Australian-outback-town-invaded-swarm-colourful-budgerigars.html

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She looks beautiful!  And I see evidence she's been frequenting the pyramid !

Frosting the glass to make the light less harsh inside the mall is a good way to update the place.
Go, Mariah!

Paul

Thanks, Lord G!
It's obvious that Mariah must be a Queen, as she has her own thegn.
Prorsum! Pro regina!

Paul

Now that's the best news I have had all week!
And wow -- talk about finding a needle in a haystack.

You Rochester folks truly rock!

Paul

Happy Birthday!

Paul