loons – Moon Lake

Loon on Nest

As of May 24, 2013, we have loons nesting on the platform. At least 1 egg is in the nest. They started nesting on May 22, 2013, so assuming the first egg was laid within a day or so, the first hatch should be around June 28 so there should be young chicks before the 4th of […]

24.05.2013around the lake, loons

Ice Out and Loons

On May 8 the ice finally went out and the loons arrived. We have a pair of loons and they have already been checking out the nesting platform. All the snow is gone except for a few piles from plowing and the roads are clear. After a low temperature of 19 last night we may be in for a stretch of relatively […]

13.05.2013around the lake, loons

Loon Update April 26 2013

On April 21, I trimmed the bushes on the loon platform by skiing to it on the ice. We talked to an ice fisherman on the lake the other day, and he said there is 30 inches of ice. We had 4 1/2 inches of snow on April 23. Needless to say, the loons are not here yet. […]

26.04.2013around the lake, loons

Loon Update and Photographs

Attached are 3 great photographs contributed by Daryl Lannert. They were taken on September 1, 2012, in the evening. This was about the last time the chick, or an adult for that matter, was seen on the lake. The chick had been seen exercising its wings and attempting to fly since mid-August and was seen […]

18.09.2012around the lake, loons