Re: [Maine-birds] Winter Plumage Loon

Thank you, I did not know that fact, and I worked on the first loon counts in Maine for Maine Audubon back in the day,,, circa early eighties!  

On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 4:40 PM Craig Kesselheim <ckesselheim@gmail.com> wrote:

Found this factoid in Birds of the World, re. Common Loons' age at breeding...

Average age at first-breeding for Common Loons is 6 years (range 4 - 11 yr; 94, W. Piper, pers. com.)

 

On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 7:43 AM William Reid <williamfreid@gmail.com> wrote:

FYI - The Wesserunsett Lake (Madison) Annual Loon Count total for adult-sized loons for the period 1983-2019 is 430. Of that total, only three were loons in non-breeding plumage (juveniles?). That's about 0.7% of the adult-sized total.I can recall seeing two others in non-breeding plumage during the summer on non-count days. One socialized with a group of loons in breeding plumage while the other fled for its life while being chased by a much larger adult loon. My guess is that all these are juveniles that migrated inland from the ocean before they were ready to breed. Just a guess on my part, however. Will

On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 6:42 PM Boots. <bootsg@gmail.com> wrote:

No, it wouldn't be from this year. And of course, I could be wrong. I was once before. 😉😁

On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 6:00 PM Aletha Boyle <mainelypets@gmail.com> wrote:

The loons at Moosehead Lake are just nesting now.  Not a juvenile from this year!  

On Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 3:17:25 PM UTC-4, CrimsonCrow wrote:

Looks like a juvenile. Someone better than I, can probably ID what year. 

On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 12:56 PM Aletha Boyle <maine...@gmail.com> wrote:

This individual seems not to realize it is summer in Maine.  Wed. morning near town dock in Greenville.  

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