This week is an exciting one for anyone watching LPC's Live Loon C am —hatch is expected to occur as early as tomorrow, June 20th! Although two eggs were laid in this nest, only one egg has been seen over the course of the past several weeks. The second egg may have been accidentally kicked out of the nest by the loons. Click here to see a video that shows the last time that both eggs were seen in the loon cam nest. Do you have any theories about what happened to egg #2?

I will be sure to alert you once the remaining egg pips (that is, once the first hole is seen forming). Pipping indicates that hatch is imminent —usually, the chick hatches within 12-15 hours of when the pip is first seen. After the chick hatches, the loons will likely only stay around the nest for a few hours.

The YouTube chat will be open as often as possible over the course of the weekend, and biologists will be periodically logging on to answer the questions of viewers. We hope that you will tune in, as it is not very often that a hatch is able to be viewed so intimately!

The loons of webcam 1 prepare for a nest exchange. The female of this pair is, at minimum, 25 years old. She is one of just 13 loons in NH known to be over the age of 20!

The loons from loon cam two are nesting on a nest raft. This is one of roughly 90 nest rafts floated by LPC staff and volunteers this summer.

I also want to let you know that LPC biologists are available to give presentations about loons to groups throughout the state. If you are a member of a Lake Association, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Garden Club, or any other group that might appreciate a loon talk from LPC, please don't hesitate to respond to this email with a request!

I hope that your summer is off to a wonderful start!

All the best,



Caroline

Caroline Hughes

Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator

Loon Preservation Committee

Upcoming Events

The hatch on LPC's Live Loon Cam is expected as early as June 20th. Click HERE to watch!

Join us for our Summer Nature Talk Series , every Thursday from July 11th-August 22nd at 7 PM . For a list of topics, please click HERE .

The  2019 Loon Census  will be held on  Saturday July 20th, from 8:00-9:00 AM  . For more information about the Loon Census, please click   HERE . After the census, join us at the  Loon Center  for th e  Loon Festival  , from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM.

The Carl Johnson Memorial Golf Tournamen t will be held on Monday, August 19th . Pre-registration is required for this event — please contact LPC at (603)476-5666 or by email at info@loon.org for more information.

The Loon Preservation Committee is dedicated to restoring and maintaining a healthy population of loons throughout New Hampshire; monitoring the health and productivity of loon populations as sentinels of environmental quality; and promoting a greater understanding of loons and the natural world.