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Originally Posted by SAMIAM
Certainly not against the loon center. They mean well but think they are using bad judgement to disturb loons at night for banding.
Not sure how much more info is needed. Bottom line is that the family has not been seen since.
Loon was banded by boat at 10:30 pm after notifying neighbors.
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The info needed, for me at least, is why they do what they do.
They must have a reason for the timing, banding, etc. right? They work with multiple organizations and have been around a long time (according to their website, have been banding since the 90's) and I've heard/read almost nothing negative about the organization or their practices.
Edited to add: every article I could find about banding loons identifies the best timing as ~10-12 PM and that the best results are with families because they dive more. Sounds like the LCT is right on:
https://www.republicaneagle.com/news...2ed007396.html
https://vtecostudies.org/blog/banding-loons-by-night/
https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2...servation.html
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/midnight-banders.htm
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