Loon Update

[Greene's Basin Girl]

I know this subject should be put on Winni Wildlife, but I thought more people would read it under General Discussion. My sister and I attended the loon update meeting last night at the Loon Center in Moultonborough. Loon chicks are surviving better on the smaller NH lakes. L. Winnipesaukee has only 3 surviving chicks. That includes the one we have in Green's Basin. The Green's Basin chick was born after the 3 attempted nesting. The biologists said that a number of loons abandoned their nests this summer because of the 90 degree+ temperatures. One of the loon pairs will sit on the nest for up to 5-6 hours at a time. Due to the extreme heat the loons were abandoning the nests . The loons actually seem to pant when overheated.