Rain and Nest Maintenance
It continues to be a very wet nesting season. The nest site has received about two and a half inches of new precipitation over the past week. Although the dam […]
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Nest Duties
If you’ve been watching at the right time, you’ve seen a nest change and you realize that the male and female share nest duties. This video shows an early morning nest change, […]
Hail Storm!
Last night we had a severe thunderstorm pass through the area. It included a short period of hail. Local weather watchers reported nickel to quarter sized hail stones and the National […]
Tremolo Calls
Around 9 am this morning we could hear tremolo calls in the distance. Judging by the changes in volume and possibly some Doppler effect, we can be pretty sure most of […]
Leg Bands
You may notice, especially when they are turning the eggs or switching nest duties, that these loons have colored bands on their legs. LPC has been banding loons for the […]
Two Eggs!
The second egg was laid yesterday (May 23) between 2:30 and 2:35 pm. That’s about sixty hours after the first egg. Loons typically lay a two egg clutch with a day or […]
So What About Those Black Flies?
Most people reading this will probably agree that loons are special. However, when it comes to black flies, you may not realize just how special loons are. The Common Loon […]
Good News/Bad News
The first egg was laid at 3:07:55 AM this morning. At dawn, the loons could be seen tending and incubating the egg. Loons usually lay a second egg about one day later, so […]
Turtles and Other Nest Visitors
Some viewers have have been concerned that turtles have been using the empty nest as a basking platform. Almost all of these turtles are painted turtles; They rarely get more […]
More Nest Building
After a few soggy days of the loons paying little attention to the nest area, they are now back on a regular basis. In this videohttps://youtu.be/csId0j2_rLU, we see one of […]
