It’s Not Too Late
May 23, 2023 So here we are, watching three to five loons chase each other around the lake as the end of the month nears. And we haven’t even gotten […]
Entries by Biff Conrod
Dad’s Distinctive Voice
May 19, 2023 I first noticed it last year, as did many of the regulars on chat. The Cam 1 male has his own peculiar accent. There is a hoarseness […]
The Price of Success
May 10, 2023 Success breeds envy in onlookers. And envy can breed animosity and treachery. So it is with loons as well as humans. If you can consistently hatch two […]
Waiting for the Dust to Settle . . .
July 15, 2022 Isn’t that the way with the Loon Cam 2 pair; they always have us on the edge of our seats. I don’t even know where to begin. […]
A More Precise Record of Nest Duties
July 12, 2022 Eagle Kepr, one of our regular chatters on the Loon Cam, has been keeping a detailed record of nest sitting times, starting on July 1. It is […]
Nest Duties
July 10, 2022 Newcomers to the Loon Cam chat often ask or assume that the female is incubating the eggs in the nest. But, as long-time watchers can attest, the […]
Loon Cam 2: The Territory
July 3, 2022 Now that the drama of Loon Cam 1 is over (and jubilantly successful), we turn our attention to the Cam 2 pair. Although the situation appears rather […]
An Incredibly Weird Event
June 25, 2022 Today dawned as a typical hatch day. Around 7 am the second chick hatched and we had a great view of Mom, and then Dad, nest sitting […]
We Have a Chick!
June 24, 2022 Is a chick sitting in half an eggshell hatched? In my book it is. And those constantly watching since the first pip at midnight 19 hours ago […]
Our Ever-vigilant Pair
June 19, 2022 This season has certainly shown us that there is intense competition between loons for the best breeding habitat. It seems to be a daily occurrence that our […]
