A big thanks to those willing to go out and safely survey the status of the Conway Lake loons! Here is the June 24th report.
Hi to all Loon lovers; good news today (makes the rain tolerable!); took a survey of the 2 expected nests and found both active with Loons sitting!
I spotted the Thorne Island pair last week and they’re still nesting today; and, whereas the S. cove pair seemingly nested on the small island 2-3 weeks ago and then disappeared, they’re now nesting on the big island (next to Boynton’s), facing north where they were last year when they got swamped! Let’s hope they make it this year. We had no surviving chicks last year.
Kudos to Paul D. and the dam operator; they have kept the lake level at normal (or below) levels during this critical very wet season which, hopefully, will contribute to successful hatchings over the next month; by my calculations, the northern pair should hatch around mid July and the newer southern pair around the 18th-20th of July. For all you loon watchers, keep an eye on the other 2 possibilities in Dolloff Cove and the rocky island near Gull Rock; please call me if any activity is sighted; LPC has been here twice already and will continue to use my boat to review nesting progress; I’ll keep you all up to date;
Regards————-Dick