“May You Live in Interesting Times”
It seems that something has cursed the Cam 1 pair with this left-handed blessing. In previous years we’ve witnessed hail the size of golf balls pelting the nest, an AWOL […]
Entries by Biff Conrod
A Busy Day!
Two Loon Cams going and major events happening at both of them. On Loon Cam 1 the pip was first observed yesterday at 4:16 pm and this morning the chick […]
The Pip Watch Begins
It’s getting close to hatch time, which we would expect to be most likely Sunday or Monday. Hatching is a relatively long process. It can take up to 20 hours […]
So, When Will the Eggs Hatch?
It’s been twenty-three days of incubation now and getting close to hatch time. Reports of the average time for incubation generally call for 27 to 28 days. However, reported ranges […]
Nest Visitors
Regular loon cam watchers have witnessed various visitors to the nest, including painted turtles, snapping turtles, great blue herons, muskrats and eagles. Most of these visitors present little threat to […]
Stalwart Dad
The male is pulling 20+ hour nest sitting shifts lately; certainly not unheard of for this pair but normally it occurs later in the nesting phase or it is attributable […]
The First Hot Spell
This past week we had a string of hot, sunny days, getting as high as 90 degrees F. After the first two days, the female swapped nest tending shifts, preferring […]
Who’s On the Nest?
It is a common misconception that, within the bird community, females do all the nest sitting. Although that may be the case for the majority of bird species, it is […]
We Have the Second Egg!
Mom added the second egg to the nest at 6:38 pm today. Now it’s down to four weeks of incubating. The black flies have been pesky lately but not so […]
We Have an Egg!
The first egg was laid at approximately 8:21 am today. If all goes well, we’ll have a second egg tomorrow. The loons will usually have very sporadic incubation until the […]
