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2014 Loon Report

Since 1983, volunteers across the state have visited their local lakes and ponds the third Saturday in July with a pair of binoculars and a shared passion – protecting the Maine loon and its habitat. The project conducts an annual loon count to assess the status of the loons in Maine. Please visit www.maineaudubon.org/loons for more information and learn how you can become involved. Little Sebago Lake Association is involved with this program and the statistics are as follows:

Year 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Adult 22 29 24 21 21 29 26

Chicks 8 6 0 - Two eggs found not hatched

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The 2015 count was a success for our loons. Another class of graduating chicks moving on to adulthood grew up on our lake this summer. Despite high boat traffic, reports of wildlife harassment, and natural predators, they all seemed to have survived and in the process of moving off the lake to the winter’s harbors out in the ocean.

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