Light and noise on the lake near Diamond Island

CampEye · 02-08-2023, 12:10 PM

The story below is from last January, but was new news to me for how and why loons need to be rescued from the lake.

TLDR - they molt their flight feathers in winter. If they don't fly to the ocean before the lake freezes, they become "sitting ducks" on the frozen lake as they also can't walk on land/ice due to their rear legs being so far back on their bodies.

https://www.wmur.com/article/loons-l...shire/38860845

I'm guessing most of you all already knew this though!

garysanfran · 02-08-2023, 12:25 PM

The owner of Chickadee Station, Moultonborough, told me that getting stuck in the ice is a big problem for loons and ducks. Nature is a tough place to live in.

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garysanfran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco/Meredith Posts: 1,639 Thanks: 727 Thanked 705 Times in 363 Posts	The owner of Chickadee Station, Moultonborough, told me that getting stuck in the ice is a big problem for loons and ducks. Nature is a tough place to live in. __________________ Gary ~~~~_/) ~~~ ~~~~~~~~

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02-08-2023, 12:10 PM	#1
CampEye Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Camp Island, Gilford Posts: 36 Thanks: 47 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	The story below is from last January, but was new news to me for how and why loons need to be rescued from the lake. TLDR - they molt their flight feathers in winter. If they don't fly to the ocean before the lake freezes, they become "sitting ducks" on the frozen lake as they also can't walk on land/ice due to their rear legs being so far back on their bodies. https://www.wmur.com/article/loons-l...shire/38860845 I'm guessing most of you all already knew this though!