This year marked the thirty-seventh straight year that Maine Audubon has engaged volunteers, early in the morning on the third Saturday of July, to count loons on lakes across the state. The 2020 Maine Annual Loon Count stands out in this long-running tradition for a few reasons. Falling this …
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Results of the 2019 Loon Count
For the 36th year in a row, community scientists all over Maine ventured onto their local lakes and ponds on the third Saturday in July this year to count Common Loons. In total, 1, 414 people participated in the count this year (up from 1,350 in 2018), covering 292 lakes. Click here to see …
2019 Loon Count Roundup! Images, Video, and Headlines from the Big Day!
The 36th Annual Maine Loon Count was conducted this past Saturday, July 20. It was a hot, steamy morning ... perfect for cruising around a Maine lake looking for loons! Each year the loon count attracts more than 1,000 volunteers counting on more than 500 lakes. Maine Audubon biologists will be …
Results of the 2018 Loon Count
This past July marked the 35th anniversary of Maine Audubon's Annual Loon Count. As has happened on each third Saturday of July since 1984, a corps of dedicated volunteers ventured out on lakes and ponds across the state to search for, and count, Common Loons. In the 2018 count, 1,350 people …
Susan Gallo Receives Press Herald Source Sustainability Award
Last night, Susan Gallo received her Source Sustainability Award, presented to her by the Portland Press Herald in recognition of her leadership of Maine Audubon's annual Loon Count. From the Press Herald's original story: Every year, in early summer, hundreds of Mainers head out onto lakes …
Maine Audubon Partners with Turtle Love Co. to Celebrate Loons
Maine Audubon has partnered with Turtle Love Co., a Portland-based jewelry company that specializes in fair-trade and vintage jewelry. They have created a one-of-a-kind loon necklace to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Maine Loon Count. Made of recycled sterling silver, all profits from the …
Out in the Field: Carol Gestwicki, Loon Counter for 30 Years
Location: Five Kezar Ponds, White Mountains Foothills Years participating in loon count: 30 Why did you choose to become a Maine Audubon loon counter? We have always loved our loon family! We have had loons on the lake since the horsepower restriction of motorboats was reduced (10 HP) – that was …
Out in the Field: Dale Gardner, Loon Counter
Location: Bennett Pond, Parkman Years participating in loon count: 10 How did you first hear about the loon count? I first learned about the count when I read an article in the Bangor Daily News I thought it sounded interesting – there are not a lot of people on Bennett Pond in the warmer months, …
Maine Audubon Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Maine Loon Count
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 9, 2013 Contact: Michelle Smith, Communications & Marketing Manager msmith@maineaudubon.org (207) 781-2330 x209 Mobile: (207) 838-0511 Maine Audubon Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Maine Loon Count Recently passed legislation to protect loons from lead …