Loon Cam 2: A Checkered Past
June 27, 2021 While we’re waiting for the dust to settle in what appears to be a contest over territorial rights, now is a good time to take a look […]
Entries by Biff Conrod
Two Chicks in the Water!
June 22, 2021 Chick #2 hatched early this morning and by 8 this morning the pair decided it was time to leave the nest. Chick #1 had already spent a […]
There’s a Chick in the Nest!
June 21, 2021 Yes, chick #1 has hatched; exactly when is subject to personal opinion. By 6 am yesterday (June 20) chick peeps were regularly emanating from the nest. That’s […]
The Pip Watch is On!
June 18, 2021 Yesterday the Loon Cam watchers noticed frequent antsy movements by the incubating loon, as well as more attention to inspecting and turning the eggs. That’s a good […]
An Otter Visits the Raft
June 15, 2021 At 6 am this morning an otter popped up at the edge of the raft and flushed the female off the nest. Quite a bit of commotion […]
The Guild of Avian Piscivores
June 14, 2021 Say What? Am I seriously going to lay this arcane ecological term on you? Yes, I am. The subject of a recent discussion on YouTube Chat concerned […]
The Perfect Couple
June 8, 2021 Here we are, halfway through incubation and everything is going splendidly. This is not normal. We’re used to witnessing dads frantically building up nests to stem the […]
The Heat is On
The National Weather Service is predicting a string of near 90 degree weather for the next four days. Not good news for the loons. The common loon is a northern […]
Two Forks Up or One Fork Down
June 1, 2021 Loon watchers who follow the Chat on YouTube may have seen references to “forks”. It’s a means of using the loon’s necklace to differentiate between the male […]
Biff’s Scientific Hatch Time Predictions
May 30, 2021 Yes, real science! It may turn out to be real junk science, but it’s still science. After recording dates and times of Loon Cam nest events over […]
