Loon population

tis · 05-31-2012, 08:17 AM

I saw the one in Robert's Cove and the one off Cow Is. I can't remember where the other two were. Do you?

Lakegeezer · 05-31-2012, 11:51 AM

There are loons sitting on two different nests near Moultonborough Bay. Hopefully we'll have chicks in a month or so.

WakeboardMom · 05-31-2012, 03:42 PM

We have a pair that seem to have taken up residence near us in Moultonborough as well. Does anyone know how loons and Canada geese get along? We seem to have a pair of those as well. (They've been yucking up the neighbor's yard!)

rick35 · 05-31-2012, 11:07 PM

I saw five loons together in front of the Cattle Landing last weekend and thought that was amazing. But seven? Wow!

Greene's Basin Girl · 06-01-2012, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

I saw the one in Robert's Cove and the one off Cow Is. I can't remember where the other two were. Do you?

We had one in Green's Basin last year. The loons were successful on their third try.

NoBozo · 06-01-2012, 06:29 PM

I wonder if LOONS contribute to the Duck Itch problem. Just wonderin..

NB

tis · 06-01-2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Green's Basin Girl

We had one in Green's Basin last year. The loons were successful on their third try.

That's right. I think the fourth was on the other side of the lake? What do you mean by on their third try? In one year? Or was this the third year?

Greene's Basin Girl · 06-02-2012, 02:55 AM

On the third attempt last summer the loons had a chick.

pam.in.ny · 06-04-2012, 08:22 PM

This loon chick hatched yesterday on a lake in MN. Egg #2 may be in the process of hatching.

Geneva Point · 06-05-2012, 09:52 AM

Today's Manchester Union Leader article (see link below) indicates that loon nests may be threatened by lake's high water levels.

http://www.unionleader.com/article/2...059916/-1/news

05-31-2012, 03:42 PM	#3
WakeboardMom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NH X 2 Posts: 508 Thanks: 595 Thanked 113 Times in 92 Posts	We have a pair that seem to have taken up residence near us in Moultonborough as well. Does anyone know how loons and Canada geese get along? We seem to have a pair of those as well. (They've been yucking up the neighbor's yard!) __________________ MarieM

05-31-2012, 08:17 AM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,769 Thanks: 755 Thanked 1,462 Times in 1,018 Posts	I saw the one in Robert's Cove and the one off Cow Is. I can't remember where the other two were. Do you?

05-31-2012, 11:51 AM	#2
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,679 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 354 Thanked 640 Times in 291 Posts	There are loons sitting on two different nests near Moultonborough Bay. Hopefully we'll have chicks in a month or so. __________________ -lg

05-31-2012, 11:07 PM	#4
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	I saw five loons together in front of the Cattle Landing last weekend and thought that was amazing. But seven? Wow!

06-01-2012, 06:29 PM	#6
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	I wonder if LOONS contribute to the Duck Itch problem. Just wonderin.. NB

06-02-2012, 02:55 AM	#8
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	On the third attempt last summer the loons had a chick.

06-04-2012, 08:22 PM	#9
pam.in.ny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 92 Thanks: 99 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	This loon chick hatched yesterday on a lake in MN. Egg #2 may be in the process of hatching.

06-05-2012, 09:52 AM	#10
Geneva Point Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 67 Thanks: 14 Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts	Today's Manchester Union Leader article (see link below) indicates that loon nests may be threatened by lake's high water levels. http://www.unionleader.com/article/2...059916/-1/news