🦩Saturday, July 18, was the Maine Audubon Loon Count. Over 400 lakes across the state (and more across the country too!) count loons from 7-7:30 on the same day to provide a “snapshot” of the state’s loon population.

At Watchic, our official count was 5 adults and 1 chick.

Volunteer observers noted that there had been 2 chicks in the previous week, so it seems that 1 chick didn’t make it.

Thank you to the 9 volunteers on the water and to Kim and Steve Lajoie for coordinating the effort!

ℹ️For more information, check out maineaududon.org/projects/loons and the Look Out for Loons project.