Loon Chick Still Here!

[Greene's Basin Girl]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

I have friends on another lake that relayed a story of another situation of a loon chick not flying off. The parents seemed to hang with the chick, taking off and over flying the lake, trying to get the chick to fly. They too were worried as the lake is a smaller lake, and ice was forming around the edge. They went home one weekend, and all were there. Came back the next weekend, and all were gone. All this played out just before Christmas, a few years back.

Is it usual for the parents to leave the chicks?

Thanks for letting me know. The parents left the chicks a long time ago. Then one chick left ages ago and this one has been all alone. I just realized that I am discussing the chick under pets and not wildlife. I would like to call the chick my pet, but we all know that isn't true.