home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Loon Magic
/
Loon Magic - Wayzata Technology (8011) (1993).iso
/
mac
/
mac text
/
07 Northward - Routes
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1993-07-20
|
1KB
|
25 lines
Migratory Routes
The migratory routes of loons do not parallel the "regular"
waterfowl routes. For mid-continent loons, there is not, for example,
a Mississippi or an Eastern loon flyway. Rather, according to Judy
McIntyre, there are multiple land routes. She notes that some
Minnesota loons arrive via the Mississippi, while others cross into the
state from Wisconsin, and still others fly up the center of the state.
Loons heading north of the Great Lakes migrate in a general
northwesterly direction.
McIntyre does see some evidence, though, for two distinct eastern
North American breeding populations, one wintering on the Atlantic
and the other on the Gulf coast. The Atlantic coast loons would
gradually move north up the eastern seaboard until April when the
birds would move overland to northeastern states, like New
Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Maine, and to Quebec and
northeastern Ontario. The Gulf coast loons would begin migrating in
March and fly to Minnesota, North Dakota and possibly Wisconsin or
the central Canadian provinces. While more research is required to
support this hypothesis, it does offer an interesting framework for
studying migration patterns. Loons wintering on the Pacific also take
overland flights. During spring migration loons have been observed
in Rocky Mountain states like Utah, Wyoming and Montana.