Just heard my first loon...

Scott · 04-11-2005, 07:44 PM

Today, around 7:30pm. Not in the water...but some tremolos from overhead and way off in distance. Poor birds are going to have to wait another couple of weeks I think. They get points for trying, though.

It was only three tremolo's, but boy was it a nice surprise. It was so faint and distant...it's amazing I picked it up...but it such a unique sound. It just stands out.

Pepper · 04-12-2005, 09:42 AM

Your ears have confirmed what my eyes were unable to verify. Sunday evening I thought I saw one swimming in the channel, but I was too far away with no binoculars at hand. Now that you've heard one I don't feel so uncertain about what I saw.

Grant · 04-12-2005, 09:57 AM

The latest shots in the photo album on the Mount Washington site include a lovely picture of a loon floating on Ossipee Lake -- it was taken 4/10.

ApS · 04-18-2005, 06:13 AM

I can't see it, but I heard one this morning at 6:15AM.

NHKathy · 04-19-2005, 09:21 PM

Heard and saw a loon in Moultonborough as I was sitting on the dock taking Sunset pictures Sat & Sun nights. I will post my picture soon.

mcdude · 04-20-2005, 05:00 PM

there have been quite a few loons paddling by here. They always show up just after ice-out.

...check each other out, pair up and head out to make their nests. Here was my first loon of the season!

"Norman, you old poop! It's a loon!"
.....well maybe it is a merganser?.....I stand corrected.

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-22-2005, 10:09 AM

Check out these sites to hear some loony stuff!

Three Different Loon Calls

Four Different Calls

More Songs and Calls

How to do the Loon Call

All about loons - Good information

Lady Di · 05-05-2005, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Grant

The latest shots in the photo album on the Mount Washington site include a lovely picture of a loon floating on Ossipee Lake -- it was taken 4/10.

Grant....
is there a link to that? I can't seem to find it. Would love to make it my wallpaper. Thanks so much.

Ossipee is pretty much where I spent most of my summers, with love trysts in Wolfeboro.

Scott · 05-06-2005, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Di

Grant....
is there a link to that? I can't seem to find it. Would love to make it my wallpaper. Thanks so much.

Ossipee is pretty much where I spent most of my summers, with love trysts in Wolfeboro.

Well, I'm not Grant, but:

JL Girl · 06-04-2005, 12:21 AM

Last night about 12:30 am, in bed with my windows open (in Jonathan's Landing, thus my name), I heard loons calling back and forth for over 10 minutes. It brought back memories of when we rented a cottage on Long Island for 20 years...and a loon would appear on the first day we were there and on the day we left (maybe coincidentally but I always thought they did it on purpose because we loved them so). Also, shades of OGP.

There's nothing so wonderfully haunting as that call. Anyway, I digress. What was so unusual about last night, was that at one point they sounded alarmed. I also heard a distant yip not like dogs but more like a coyote. Somebody said there's a coyote on Long Island - is that possible? And, do you think they were disturbing a loon nest which if I remember sits close to shore but not on it necessarily.

Hate to see anything happen to a loon or a loon's nest or egg(s) but guess that's nature.

04-11-2005, 07:44 PM	#1
Scott Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 150 Thanks: 0 Thanked 68 Times in 19 Posts	Just heard my first loon... Today, around 7:30pm. Not in the water...but some tremolos from overhead and way off in distance. Poor birds are going to have to wait another couple of weeks I think. They get points for trying, though. It was only three tremolo's, but boy was it a nice surprise. It was so faint and distant...it's amazing I picked it up...but it such a unique sound. It just stands out.

04-12-2005, 09:42 AM	#2
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Swimming the channel, too! Your ears have confirmed what my eyes were unable to verify. Sunday evening I thought I saw one swimming in the channel, but I was too far away with no binoculars at hand. Now that you've heard one I don't feel so uncertain about what I saw. __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

04-12-2005, 09:57 AM	#3
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,511 Thanks: 390 Thanked 234 Times in 128 Posts	Photo Evidence... The latest shots in the photo album on the Mount Washington site include a lovely picture of a loon floating on Ossipee Lake -- it was taken 4/10. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it." Last edited by Grant; 04-12-2005 at 10:00 AM. Reason: spelling

04-18-2005, 06:13 AM	#4
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,069 Thanks: 2,318 Thanked 798 Times in 571 Posts	Sighting -- no -- make that "Hearing" I can't see it, but I heard one this morning at 6:15AM.

04-20-2005, 05:00 PM	#6
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,344 Thanks: 370 Thanked 1,033 Times in 480 Posts	I haven't heard any yet, but.... there have been quite a few loons paddling by here. They always show up just after ice-out. ...check each other out, pair up and head out to make their nests. Here was my first loon of the season! "Norman, you old poop! It's a loon!" .....well maybe it is a merganser?.....I stand corrected. Last edited by mcdude; 04-21-2005 at 10:46 AM.

04-19-2005, 09:21 PM	#5
NHKathy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI Posts: 699 Thanks: 180 Thanked 38 Times in 22 Posts	Heard and saw a loon in Moultonborough as I was sitting on the dock taking Sunset pictures Sat & Sun nights. I will post my picture soon.

04-22-2005, 10:09 AM	#7
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	Loony Check out these sites to hear some loony stuff! Three Different Loon Calls Four Different Calls More Songs and Calls How to do the Loon Call All about loons - Good information

06-04-2005, 12:21 AM	#10
JL Girl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Last night about 12:30 am, in bed with my windows open (in Jonathan's Landing, thus my name), I heard loons calling back and forth for over 10 minutes. It brought back memories of when we rented a cottage on Long Island for 20 years...and a loon would appear on the first day we were there and on the day we left (maybe coincidentally but I always thought they did it on purpose because we loved them so). Also, shades of OGP. There's nothing so wonderfully haunting as that call. Anyway, I digress. What was so unusual about last night, was that at one point they sounded alarmed. I also heard a distant yip not like dogs but more like a coyote. Somebody said there's a coyote on Long Island - is that possible? And, do you think they were disturbing a loon nest which if I remember sits close to shore but not on it necessarily. Hate to see anything happen to a loon or a loon's nest or egg(s) but guess that's nature.