Conway Lake has one of the highest densities of adult loons
The results of the annual New Hampshire Loon census are in. It looks like another overall poor year for young loons. On the upside, Conway Lake appears to support one of the higher densities of adult loons in the survey.
| Lake Name |
Acres |
Obs-ervers |
Adult Loons |
Loon Chicks |
Immature Loons |
| Lake Winnipesaukee |
44567 |
67 |
51 |
2 |
1 |
| Squam Lakes |
7170 |
60 |
34 |
6 |
0 |
| Lake Winnisquam |
4263 |
18 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
| Conway Lake |
1298 |
10 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
| Massabesic Lake |
2990 |
16 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
| Mascoma Lake |
1114 |
31 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| Lake Sunapee |
4088 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Newfound Lake |
4104 |
51 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
| Lake Wentworth |
3016 |
24 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
| Silver Lake (Harrisville) |
333 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Bigger isn’t always better
Conway Lake supports a higher density of adult loons than some larger NH Lakes.
This data is part of the Loon Monitoring program sponsored by the Loon Preservation Society. Relying on the work of numerous volunteers around the state, data have been collected since 1975 creating the largest data set on loon populations. For more information please visit the Loon Preservation Society monitoring page.
If you would like to learn more about living on Conway Lake please feel free to contact Joy Tarbell. A long time Conway Lake resident Joy knows Conway Lake.