David BBirds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)

Abundance: Occasional (1 record in 1 Kentucky county and 1 record in 1 Tennessee county, each involving a single individual).

Status: Migrant during spring (1 record) and fall (1 record); photograph (see link below).

Information on Records: 

9 March 2005 (1--basic) Floating Mill Recreation Area, Center Hill Lake, DeKalb County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman, Barbarba H. Stedman; Casteel 2005c, Edwards 2006).

13/17 October 2009 (1--basic) Barren River Lake State Resort Park/between Dry and Walnut creeks, Barren County, Kentucky (David Brown, David L. Roemer photo and unpubl. data/DLR).

Habitat: Large lakes and reservoirs.

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.

Remarks: x

Counties with Observations (boldfaced):

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