Green's Basin Loons
As I mentioned on Facebook site, Dr. Lindy North of Meadow Pond Animal Hospital was called I think on July 13 at night to try to save the female loon from Green's Basin. It is believed she was being "attacked" by a group of bachelor loons (they travel in groups) ... that she flew away - trying to get the bachelor loons to leave the chicks alone... and that she flew into a screen door. Dr. North could not save her. Not sure what happened to one of the chicks, but GBG is right: one male and one chick left. Harry Vogel of Loon Center said that it would be very difficult for the chick to be successfully raised by a single parent. Heartbreaking, really.
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