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There's That 150 Number Again...
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Ironic that Federal Park regulations keep people one mile from Bald Eagle nests, and Bald Eagles are a major predator of Loon chicks. .
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Green's Basin Loons
As I mentioned on Facebook site, Dr. Lindy North of Meadow Pond Animal Hospital was called I think on July 13 at night to try to save the female loon from Green's Basin. It is believed she was being "attacked" by a group of bachelor loons (they travel in groups) ... that she flew away - trying to get the bachelor loons to leave the chicks alone... and that she flew into a screen door. Dr. North could not save her. Not sure what happened to one of the chicks, but GBG is right: one male and one chick left. Harry Vogel of Loon Center said that it would be very difficult for the chick to be successfully raised by a single parent. Heartbreaking, really.
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That is heartbreaking. I hope somehow the baby IS old enough to survive. I keep hearing people saying they are seeing groups of loons. I wonder if this is why. They gather in the fall but usually you don't see them in groups this time of year.
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07-20-2018, 10:16 AM | #6 |
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The one chick in Green's Basin continues to be cared for by the male adult loon.
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The one chick in Green's Basin continues to be cared for by the male adult loon.
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We just saw the baby in Robert's Cove. He is getting big.
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Saw it yesterday
We were in Robert's Cove yesterday with family, and as we were leaving (to beat the thunderstorms that were approaching, we passed baby and a parent swimming and diving of the northeast corner of Plum Is. It is getting big, but still bobs to the surface after a dive.
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Daddy loon and chick continue to survive in the Green's Basin. Yippee!!!
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"Batchelors"
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Last Tuesday, one of this group sounded a modified alarm call (three syllables*, instead of two) as two lightning-rich thunderstorms passed on either side of Wolfeboro. *I'm learning how they "talk". These summer groups may be the ones termed "batchelors" by birders. I might know more at the end of the month, when I'll be touring with a group of knowledgeable "birders". .
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Exactly APS and I have never heard of them in groups before except, as I said, in the fall when they gather to leave.
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Not to mention other birds of prey including owls.
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