If you are visiting the Lakes Region this summer, make sure to stop by The Loon Center to say hello. Our front porch is adorned with beautiful hanging baskets donated by Moulton Farm. Each year we float a nesting raft that can be seen from a vantage point on the Markus Wildlife Sanctuary trail overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee. Although the pair is not nesting yet, they are often seen in the bay, so bring your binoculars and enjoy the trail!

In the last issue I mentioned that the nest cameras will help us learn more about predation and nest attentiveness, but I forgot to say they might also give us more information about human disturbance and nest failures as well.  Was a loon flushed off the nest by a boater prior to the eggs being taken by a raccoon (thanks Tiffany for the example)?  Often times, we find tracks nearby so we assume the cause of nest failure, but there might actually be more to the story.  These are the types of questions we hope to answer with these cameras.