August 12 – 18, 2022Vol. 24, No. 10

If You Get This “Look,” You’re Too Close!

by Dick Greenan

We all know that our loon population is threatened by numerous factors, but human interference should not be one of them. When you see a loon exhibiting any of the below postures, it’s time to vacate the area and give them their space.

If you have a particular questions regarding our Belgrade loon population, please email your inquiry to info@blamaine.org, and we will try to answer your question either in this column or via email. Have a great summer enjoying the “Call of the Loon”!

When you get this “look,” you are too close!

An adult in the middle of a wing flap to show his/her presence and size.

Lee calls this his “Super Slinky.” This adult is concerned and trying to remain inconspicuous.

This adult is rightly concerned for her own vulnerability, as well as that of her egg(s).

Dick Greenan is chairman of the Belgrade Lakes Association’s Loon Preservation Project.

Dick Greenan is chairman of the Belgrade Lakes Association’s Loon Preservation Project. If you have a particular question regarding our Belgrade loon population, please email your inquiry to info@blamaine.org, and he will try to answer you either in this column or via email.

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