A Very Successful Nesting Season
Late yesterday the loons and their two chicks departed the nest area and swam out of camera range, thereby ending the LPC Loon Cam season. Two nests, four chicks! That’s […]
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A quick update…
Rest assured, we’ve checked on the Loon Cam chicks this morning. Things have calmed down. The chicks are being civil to each other. There are sure to be more sibling […]
First Chick Hatched!
The first chick finished breaking out of the shell sometime in the late morning. The pip was first seen late afternoon-early evening yesterday. Around 12:30 pm Mom allowed us the […]
When Will the Eggs Hatch?
This is always the most asked question on the Loon Cam chat. Since we know exactly when the eggs were laid, we should know exactly when they will hatch. Right? […]
The Flower Garden
Many Loon Cam viewers have commented on the lovely setting of this nest, particularly the aquatic flowers that surround the nesting raft. There are three species currently in flower. All […]
Loon Intelligence: Oxymoron or Tautology?
A recent post on the Loon Cam YouTube Chat asked if loons act purely out of instinct or make deliberative, rational decisions. This is basically the age-old question dating back […]
News From the LoonCam1 Family
While our current Loon Cam pair continues to persevere under the duress of heatwaves and fireworks, let’s pause a moment to check in on our first Loon Cam family. The […]
Fireworks
The week of the Fourth of July has an upturn in recreational usage of New Hampshire’s lakes, especially when it coincides with a heat wave as much of the state […]
Watch Out for the Heat Wave!
After a relatively cool spring and early summer, it’s warming up fast. The national Weather Service is predicting that the next five days will have high temperatures of 90 degrees […]
Second Egg
The second egg was laid yesterday afternoon (June 26). So this is all we would expect the female to lay. Three egg loon clutches are a real rarity. We probably don’t […]
