More Rain, More Challenges
1.8 inches of rain over the past 36 hours and the water level is creeping back up. The nest is on the verge of flooding and it’s still raining. This […]
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More Mating
The loon pair is definitely getting serious now that the nest is exposed above the water and ready for use. This video and this video show copulation and were both recorded in the past […]
Loon Vocalizations
This video clip is a great example of the complexity of loon vocalizations. We normally think of loons as having four basic calls and you can listen to them here. But anyone […]
The Perfect Loon Nest Site
The water level has dropped, the primary nest is exposed and ready, and we should be seeing some serious nesting activity soon. Some viewers have been asking why the loons […]
The Loons Start Building a Second Nest
Close to two inches of rain over the past week has slowed down the loons’ progress. In this video, which shows three clips, the loons are first seen peering at the […]
Anxious Loons and Water Level Fluctuation
The loons are anxious to get started. By May 2nd the water level had dropped enough to expose the nest and the next day the loons were recorded copulating on the nest. It […]
The Loons are Getting Ready
So much to talk about in one clip! First, we see the male pulling up pieces of vegetation from the water and tossing them around. This is classic nest site selection […]
Watching the Grass Grow
It has gotten hard to tell if a loon is still on the nest, behind all the vegetation that has grown up in the last two months. We did notice […]
Still Sticking…..
After 36 days, approaching 10 days past the expected hatch, the incubating loon pair continues to sit through temperatures in the mid-80s. This is hard work. Less than 3% of […]
Sticking to a Nest
We’re now at 31 full days of incubation, and the chances that the single egg will hatch are low. Loons sometimes stick with a nest, or overincubate, long after the […]
