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Loon counters head out to more than 300 Maine lakes for Loon Count Day Maine Audubon gathers information about the common loon every year to understand trends in their population and of our lakes. Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:24 PM EDT July 17, 2021 Updated: 8:24 PM EDT July 17, 2021 HUDSON, Maine — More than 1,000 volunteers participated in this years annual Loon Count Day. The count takes place in more than 300 lakes...

The two oldest Common Loons in the entire world can be found in a National Wildlife Refuge right here in Michigan and have a love story all their own.

The two oldest Common Loons in the entire world can be found in a National Wildlife Refuge right here in Michigan and have a love story all their own.

Article content It appears that one of our most popular birds in Renfrew County will be arriving in our area on schedule. This, of course, is the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. This year, I thought that these birds might arrive early due to the large numbers reported south of the border. However, the cool and breezy weather this past two weeks delayed their arrival. In early April, these birds usually arrive in the southern states from their winter home. By the end of April to early May, they norma...

Events Share Basketball Swish-Out Contest goes virtual for charity The 27th annual C-U Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge – presented by Town & Country FCU – is going virtual this year, beginning April 12 and ending May 8. The format of this year’s event will be a weekly free throw competition where three participants form a team and each participants take 50 free throws. The free throws can be taken from anywhere that has a regulation free throw line or a close facsimile, and do not ha...

Feb 23, 2021 SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation announced that it successfully coordinated a rescue of three adult loons who were iced-in on Lake George. On Sunday afternoon, local residents and birders contacted Dr. Nina Schoch, the executive director of the Loon Center, to report the loons swimming in a small hole in the ice. Eagles had already absconded with a fourth loon, and one was sitting at the edge of the ice watching the other three loons closely. “That are...

Susan Crossett Keys in my hands, we walked into the trailer on my birthday in 1992. It could never be a permanent home for the single-wide had, for starters, no room for my two pianos and my double-bass. Still it felt like a bit of Paradise. While Warren held many obligations which couldn’t be neglected, this was to be devoted to whatever time we could carve out for fun and rest. In spite of the vagaries of winter weather (particularly in Cassadaga), we returned as often as possible. I still ...