Loon Chicks

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Originally Posted by Greene's Basin Girl

We now only have one adult male loon and one chick left.

"One hundred and fifty feet" covers a lot of circumstances on Lake Winnipesaukee...

Biologists say people should stay at least 150 feet away from adult loons and their chicks. Boat collisions are the greatest human-related cause of chick mortality and the third highest cause of adult loon mortality, following lead poisoning or injury from fishing tackle.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...QoI/story.html

"Boat collisions"? Does that mean propellers?

Ironic that Federal Park regulations keep people one mile from Bald Eagle nests, and Bald Eagles are a major predator of Loon chicks.

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