GABO'rs, Brenda Brannen and I visited Russell Lake and Dam Wed. to try to spot

the Pacific Loon. No luck. We did see 3 loons at a distance around 9:30 - 10:00 am. Weather was slightly overcast, no wind, no rain. Try as we might to see a PACIFIC LOON out there, we had no luck. After studying the 3 for about an hour and from different locations on the dam, we left. After lunch we

returned around 3:30 pm and again saw the 3 loons, still at a distance, from the dam. Again after 15-20 min. of observation from the dam, we decided to go the Dam's visitor center to try for better looks since the loons were

swimming in that direction and should provide closer looks. We did, they

did and still we couldn't turn any of the 3 COMMON LOONS into a PACIFIC LOON. Nevertheless we still had a great day of birding at the dam and at Bobby

Brown State Park and later at Magnolia State Park in Millen, GA.

Question: Why don't we see more posts from that area? It seems like a great place to bird so I can only assume that folks in that area who bird, don't post on GABO (leaving the posting to out-of-towners who come to bird). Anyway, we plan on visiting again and also checking out some more areas around there to bird.

Good Birding,

Sandy Beasley

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