Tag Archives: Common Loon

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Michael Reinhart noticed this Common Loon with something tasty, perhaps a mollusk.

Theses birds are excellent swimmers and they can fly fast too, up to 70 MPH when migrating. They have such incredible calls which you can listen to at this link at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Loon/sounds Click on the second recording to hear the ethereal call. wow...

Thanks to Mike for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

Sunday/Monday's rain total was 1.15 inches, a nice soaking for the wildflowers and other plants! I swear I can hear the wildflowers singing today. It's breezy today, with a big fog bank over the ocean, clouds overhead mixed with brilliant sunshine. Something for nearly everyone!

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Sara Bogard spends time each week counting Harbor Seals off the Point Arena Lighthouse bluffs. She sees more than just Harbor Seals! She saw this beautiful Whimbrel. Just look at that curved beak.

And a Common Loon.

Both species of birds are migrating southward now. Yes, the fall migration has already begun. Sara also saw some Jellyfish.

You never know what you might see when you take some time to watch the ocean. We have had Humpback Whales here in recent days, along with a few Gray Whales. Two Blue Whales were seen off the Point Arena Pier, and Harbor Porpoises...and more!

Thanks to Sara for allowing me to share her photos with you here.