Migrating Common Loons
A project of Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes' Wildlife Management Program.
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Species: Common Loon
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Unknown
Release Date: 2005-10-06 06:30:00
Release Location: Flathead Lake
Last Location: 2008-06-26 03:04:00
Background
58869âafter release traveled to Wayfarerâs Point Flahead Lake.
58869 remained off the shore of Bigfork until 11/8/05.
11/8/05 it traveled to Stampede Reservoir, CA, 657 miles (1057km).
Locations during a portion of this flight indicate the bird traveled 271
miles(436km) over 6 hours and 7 minutes.
11/10/05 it was located at Walker Lake, NV 90 miles (145km).
11/14/05 it was located at Pyramid lake, NV 85 miles (136km).
Between 12/28/05 and 1/1/06 it travelled back to Walker Lake, this travel coinciding with a flood releasing dark sediments into Pyramid Lake.
Between 1/14/06 and 1/18/06 it travelled to the Gulf of California,
735 miles(1184km).
Between 4/23/06 and 4/26/06 it left it's wintering location off Cabo Tepoca, and arrived at Bahia de Adair 168 miles (171 km).
Between 4/26/06 and 4/28/06 it arrived at Island Park Reservoir, ID 906 miles(1457km).
On 4/29/06 it was located at Canyon Ferry Lake, MT 147 miles(236km).
On 4/30/06 it was on Murray Lake, AB 232 miles(373km).
