Six Loons on One Territory?
June 12, 2022 Beware the cost of success; it brings notoriety. Notoriety brings envy and jealousy. Others want what you have. As I’ve written before, loons keep tabs on each […]
Entries by Biff Conrod
Best Guess Hatch Dates
June 6, 2022 Some Blog readers may remember my 2021 “Biff’s Scientific Hatch Time Predictions” blog, where I did some statistical voodoo and predicted the hatch dates based on Loon […]
Intruding Loons
June 4, 2022 The loon cam has recently been catching a few visits from intruding loons in the resident pair’s territory. One clip shows a single intruder nonchalantly swimming right […]
Mama Loon’s Bad Day
May 31, 2022 We can blame it on the new moon. It was pitch black in the dead of night; Mama couldn’t see past her nares. All she wanted to […]
Breaking News: Waterfowl Motel Closed
May 28, 2022 At around 9 pm last night there was an altercation between motel guests. The wood ducks, who were the first to check in, were accosted by the […]
Waterfowl Motel
May 27, 2022 I’ve already mentioned the various nest raft visitors we frequently see but this year the raft has been exceptionally busy. The local goose pair uses the raft […]
The Territory
May 24, 2022 I’ve used the term “territory” a number of times in these blogs. Perhaps I ought to define the term as it is used in wildlife ecology and […]
Nest choices: Where and When?
May 22, 2022 Choosing a territory is one of the most important decisions a loon needs to make. The “perfect” territory will have good water clarity, plenty of prey for […]
Nest Raft Visitors
May 18, 2022 While the loons are settling in to their summer home and before they initiate nesting, now is a good time to enjoy the vast array of neighborhood […]
Those Darn Geese
May 11, 2022 A topic receiving much attention on the Loon Cam is the pair of geese visiting the nest raft on a regular basis. They appear to have much […]
