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There was a late nesting last year on one of the lakes near Lunenburg (poss=
ibly a second attempt) Incubation started on July first and the nest produc=
ed one chick first seen on July 29th and last seen in mid October when it s=
eemed to be feeding entirely on it=E2=80=99s own.=20
This year incubation started on May 18th, 2 young were produced but I haven=
=E2=80=99t seen any Loons on the lake since June 26. At that time only one =
chick was left and an eagle was making low passes over the lake to wailing =
complaints from the adult Loon.
What I have noticed is that eagle sightings at the lake seem to drop off in=
early July, possibly because their young have fledged. Whatever the reason=
the decreased eagle presence through summer and fall seemed to help last y=
ear. It was the only success the loons have had since the eagles took up re=
sidence.
Kevin Lantz
Front Centre
From: Donna Crossland
Sent: July 21, 2019 11:30 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Loon platform success so far
Hi Nancy:=C2=A0 Your update on the loon platform is of interest.=C2=A0 I be=
lieve=20
it may be only the 2nd occurrence of a loon nesting platform being=20
occupied by loons in NS.=C2=A0 It's interesting that the Canada Goose 'brok=
e=20
it in' a bit.=C2=A0 Maybe that helped instill confidence.=C2=A0 MTRI has ha=
d a=20
project of producing loon platforms, but so far occupancy has been=20
limited to just one lake.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I'd be interested to see a photo of t=
he loon=20
platform on Lake Torment.=C2=A0 I can wait until the loon is off the nest t=
o=20
see the 'setup', in case you are out with camera in hand, Nancy.
Of additional interest is the late nesting of loons.=C2=A0 That is also my=
=20
impression of what may be occurring with some of the loon population in=20
Kejimkujik this year.=C2=A0 High waters may have delayed exposure of nest=20
sites on several lakes.=C2=A0 It will be interesting to follow the=20
survivorship of potentially late-hatching loon chicks.
Thanks for the update.
Donna Crossland
On 2019-07-17 11:11 a.m., nancy dowd wrote:
> A person on L Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings Co, decided to install a floati=
ng Loon nesting platform he got from DNR this year. The latter suggested he=
install it near the island where they=E2=80=99ve nested in the past and so=
he did. This =E2=80=9Cisland=E2=80=9D only emerges if the water is low eno=
ugh. This year the water levels here are quite high so it is still underwat=
er. The platform went in in May and Canada Geese promptly occupied it and r=
aised a family. Once they were gone the Loons did seem to notice it, probab=
ly because they were looking for their usual nesting site. I hear that a Lo=
on has been on the platform full time for 1-2 weeks so presumably sitting o=
n eggs. If all goes well and a chick (or chicks) hatches this will be a ver=
y late little Loon (into Aug). Seems at least 12 weeks are necessary to get=
young to the stage of self-sufficiency so possible.
>
> Nancy D
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>There was a late =
nesting last year on one of the lakes near Lunenburg (possibly a second att=
empt) Incubation started on July first and the nest produced one chick firs=
t seen on July 29<sup>th </sup>and last seen in mid October when it seemed =
to be feeding entirely on it=E2=80=99s own. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>This year incubation started on May 18<sup>=
th</sup>, 2 young were produced but I haven=E2=80=99t seen any Loons on the=
lake since June 26. At that time only one chick was left and an eagle was =
making low passes over the lake to wailing complaints from the adult Loon.<=
/span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>What I have noticed is th=
at eagle sightings at the lake seem to drop off in early July, possibly bec=
ause their young have fledged. Whatever the reason the decreased eagle pres=
ence through summer and fall seemed to help last year. It was the only succ=
ess the loons have had since the eagles took up residence.<o:p></o:p></span=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p=
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Kevin Lantz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Front Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p cl=
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p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'border:none;padding:0cm'><b>From: </b><a href=
=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca">Donna Crossland</a><br><b>Sent: </b>July=
21, 2019 11:30 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"=
>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NatureNS] Loon platfor=
m success so far</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p clas=
s=3DMsoNormal>Hi Nancy:&am