I was just up atMooselookmeguntic Lake. One morning 16 loons congregated near our campsite, all adults. There are human made floating nests for loons on this lake so don't know if this has anything to do with rain. We also saw only only two Merganser mamas, one with two little ones, one with four. There are also nesting boxes on the lake that mergansers might use. Other years we saw many more merganser families and much bigger families.
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On Jul 28, 2023, at 4:32 PM, maine-birds@googlegroups.com wrote:
Bob Crowley <crbob@fairpoint.net>: Jul 27 10:09PM -0400
Am I the only one noticing the absence of young waterfowl? All this rain in the Fryeburg area has resulted I think in the complete absence of any young, this year's geese or ducks. Also, there are ...more
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Bill Carpenter <bcarpenter@coa.edu>: Jul 27 11:06PM -0400
11 adolescent turkeys on our lawn these days...
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Bill Carpenter <bcarpenter@coa.edu>: Jul 27 11:08PM -0400
11 adolescent turkeys on our lawn these days
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