This is the last four hours of a 50 day broadcast.
The 2018 Loon Cam 1 started streaming on May 3rd. Looncam #2 will be seen at • Video , once the loons start nesting.
Two eggs were laid on or around May 25th. they hatched on time, within about 24 hours of each other, starting on June 21. Both chicks were viable.
The female took 36 hours to return after the second egg hatched.
The male swam with the chicks, staying in the area on Friday, June 22. He returned the chicks to the nest around dark and spent the night on the nest. These events were unexpected and unusual. The female returned about 6:30 on Saturday AM, June 23. In an unexpected move, she took the chicks to the nest. After an hour or so, the family left the nesting area for good.
Both adult loons are marked with color bands on their legs. The female loon of this pair has been breeding here on this pond since she was originally banded in 1998. Since the earliest known breeding age for loons is 4 years and the average age at first breeding in New Hampshire is 6 years, she is most likely 26 years or older! She has an orange band on her left leg and blue and silver bands on her right leg. The male loon was banded for the first time in 2014. He has red and green bands on his left leg and white and silver bands on his right leg. The bands may be visible as the loons climb on and off the nest or turn their eggs.
The camera is capable of cycling through preset scenes during the day from closeup to wideangle. At times, the looncam operator may manually move the camera.
A variety of video clips from this year's looncam can be found on the LPC YouTube channel at • Looncam2018
To learn more about loons and the work the Loon Preservation Committee is doing to protect them in New Hampshire please visit www.loon.org.
Also, check out our blogger at http://www.loon.org/looncam.php
We spend about $2,000 per year on the Looncam equipment and operations. Please consider a donation, earmarked for the looncam project at http://www.loon.org/donationform.php