[obol] Re: [birding] Common Loon on Foster Lake, Linn County

Joel Geier <joel.geier@xxxxxxxx> · Sun, 05 Oct 2014 13:42:16 -0700

Doug & All,

Foster Reservoir is a good site for migrant loons and wintering grebes,
and used to generate regular reports in the early 2000s. However the
site has been somewhat underreported in recent years as some of the more
active Linn Co. birders seem to be getting out less often to check the
reservoir. 

Your report is a good reminder that now is a good time to look for
loons, grebes, and scoters on Foster and other deep-water
lakes/reservoirs in the Western Cascades & higher up. There was a report
of multiple Surf Scoters from Suttle Lake yesterday. It's a nice time to
get up in the mountains if you can find the time.

Good birding,
Joel

P.S. Here are some excerpts from Greg Gillson's 2002 draft "Birds of
Linn County":

Common Loon

Uncommon migrant and rare winter visitor on lakes in the Western
Cascades region. High number: 5 on April 11, 1999 on Foster Reservoir
(Roy Gerig, OBOL); 5 on October 28, 1999 on Foster Res. (Jeff Fleischer,
OBOL). Early date: September 1983 at Foster Res. (Rick and Jan Krabbe,
Chat13(2)).

Western Grebe

Common winter visitor and uncommon migrant on deep lakes in the Western
Cascades region. High number: about 100 on November 11, 1990 on Detroit
Lake near Southshore Campground (Phil Pickering, pers. comm.). Early
date: July 27, 1990 at Clear Lake (Don Hall, pers. comm.).

On Sun, 2014-10-05 at 08:19 -0700, W. Douglas Robinson wrote:

> Due north from the Point overlook. Also 7 Western Grebes, 190 American Coots, 
> 3 California Gulls. A virtual bonanza for this particular place.
> 
> Have fun
> Doug
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