There were two loon chicks born on Eastman Lake, and one has survived.

Garth Rand


On 7/24/17 4:12 PM, david merker wrote:
> I've been helping a little with the Loon Preservation 
> Committee's (LPC) local summer biologist. I can report that Loons in 
> our nearby region are having a heck of a nesting season. Locally, 
> nests on Cummins (1 nest)(Dorchester) and Goose Ponds (2 nests), all 
> failed due to high water nest flooding. Reservoir 
> Pond(Dorchester/Lyme) has a raft nest that also failed possibly due to 
> interloper interference, 1 egg collected. Clark Pond (Canaan) also 
> failed, nest abandoned, with 3 eggs recovered. Presumably a second 
> nesting attempt with one egg left from the previous try....
>
> The shining light locally was Post Pond with one chick hatched, but 
> today... there was no chick present... The Post Pond pair warded off 
> an interloper early in the month that got forced down Clay Brook in 
> the big July rain. It was rescued a few days later below the water 
> fall and remains in rehab after a failed release attempt.
> So no so good news for our locals. These are the only ponds I'm sure 
> of. I've heard there are chicks on Grafton Pond.
>
> Dave Merker
> Etna, New Hampshire
> Cape May Raptor Banding Project Inc.
> www.capemayraptors.org <http://www.capemayraptors.org>
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