Winter Plumage Loon
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Boots.
Jun 25, 2020, 3:17:25 PM6/25/20
to Aletha Boyle, Maine birds
Looks like a juvenile. Someone better than I, can probably ID what year.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 12:56 PM Aletha Boyle <maine...@gmail.com> wrote:
This individual seems not to realize it is summer in Maine. Wed. morning near town dock in Greenville.
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Aletha Boyle
Jun 25, 2020, 6:00:23 PM6/25/20
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The loons at Moosehead Lake are just nesting now. Not a juvenile from this year!
On Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 3:17:25 PM UTC-4, CrimsonCrow wrote:
Looks like a juvenile. Someone better than I, can probably ID what year.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 12:56 PM Aletha Boyle <maine...@gmail.com> wrote:
This individual seems not to realize it is summer in Maine. Wed. morning near town dock in Greenville.--
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Boots.
Jun 25, 2020, 6:42:20 PM6/25/20
to Aletha Boyle, Maine birds
No, it wouldn’t be from this year. And of course, I could be wrong. I was once before. 😉😁
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William Reid
Jun 26, 2020, 7:43:32 AM6/26/20
to Boots., Aletha Boyle, Maine birds
FYI - The Wesserunsett Lake (Madison) Annual Loon Count total for adult-sized loons for the period 1983-2019 is 430. Of that total, only three were loons in non-breeding plumage (juveniles?). That's about 0.7% of the adult-sized total.I can recall seeing two others in non-breeding plumage during the summer on non-count days. One socialized with a group of loons in breeding plumage while the other fled for its life while being chased by a much larger adult loon. My guess is that all these are juveniles that migrated inland from the ocean before they were ready to breed. Just a guess on my part, however. Will
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Craig Kesselheim
Jun 26, 2020, 4:40:24 PM6/26/20
to William Reid, Boots., Aletha Boyle, Maine birds
Found this factoid in Birds of the World, re. Common Loons' age at breeding...
Average age at first-breeding for Common Loons is 6 years (range 4 - 11 yr; 94, W. Piper, pers. com.)
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Aletha Boyle
Jun 26, 2020, 5:16:29 PM6/26/20
to Craig Kesselheim, William Reid, Boots., Maine birds
Thank you, I did not know that fact, and I worked on the first loon counts in Maine for Maine Audubon back in the day,,, circa early eighties!
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