Stopped by at 3:30pm today for 15 min on the west side.  The brilliant 
sunny day made the birds really stand out on the glassy calm water thru my 
spotting scope.  A huge number of Bonaparte's Gulls and Red-Breast 
Mergansers.  But 4 close up loons were the best!



Location:     Hoover Reservoir
Observation date:     3/24/10
Number of species:     8

Canada Goose     20
Mallard     10
Hooded Merganser     2
Red-breasted Merganser     50
Common Loon     4
Great Blue Heron     1
Turkey Vulture     5
Bonaparte's Gull     100

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