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 …
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The Maine Loon Project
The Maine Loon Project has worked for more than three decades to assess the status and safeguard the future of Maine's loon population.Through this project, Maine Audubon works with residents and partners statewide to promote healthy lakes, clean water, and quality habitat for loons and to …
Your Loon Questions Answered
Over the course of any given year, our loon biologists field a lot of questions about loon biology, behavior, and migration patterns. As we prepare for the 40th Annual Loon Count in 2023, we wanted to share answers to some of the most Frequently Asked Questions!Do loons return to the same lake year …
Maine Loon Restoration Project
Maine is home to the largest population of loons in the Northeast but Maine loons face threats both on breeding lakes and offshore wintering areas. The Maine Loon Restoration Project is a five-year project that aims to give Maine loons better chances for breeding success and reduce threats to their …
Connections: Living with Loons
Summer is almost here and school (as we've recently known it) will be done soon. For many people, summer in Maine means spending time in or near water. With over 6,000 lakes and ponds to choose from, perhaps you'll be finding yourself in the habitat of one of Maine's most iconic bird species: the …
Common Loons in the Classroom
Through this curriculum, it is our hope that many students in Maine will learn about loons, their natural history, and their habits – and will in turn become stewards not only of loon habitat, but also of clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems.This curriculum can easily stand alone, but it also …
Singing in the Rain with the Maine Loon Restoration Project
One of Maine Audubon’s most visible projects is the Annual Loon Count, where more than 1500 volunteers go out, on the third Saturday in July, to count loons and give us a snapshot of the loon population. But we’ve also got a major project aimed at increasing loon nesting success and survival, called …
Maine Loons Protection Bill Becomes Law
For Immediate Release June 28, 2013 Contact: Michelle Smith, Communications & Marketing Manager msmith@maineaudubon.org (207) 781-2330 x209 Mobile: (207) 838-0511 Maine Loons Protection Bill Becomes Law Legislation passes with strong bipartisan support Falmouth – Maine Audubon announced today …
Ten Questions for Our Seasonal Loon Biologists
What’s it like to work with loons in the field? For the spring and summer of 2022, two seasonal biologists, Earl Johnson and Jill Marianacci, have been working with Maine Audubon on the Loon Restoration Project, doing everything from building artificial nests for loons that struggle to hatch chicks, …