The Loon Preservation Committee works to preserve loons and their habitats in New Hampshire through monitoring, research, management and education.
New Hampshire, USA
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Our work: Since 1975, when there were fewer than 100 loon pairs in New Hampshire, LPC has contributed to quadrupling the population.
The call of the loon is often our first introduction to the species, a haunting, unmistakable sound that's become a symbol of the wilderness.
Loons have four main calls, each with a distinct meaning:
🔊 Wail: long-distance communication between mated pairs, and during night
chorusing
🔊 Hoot: a soft, short call for close family communication
🔊 Yodel: given only by males, often when threatened or defending territory
🔊 Tremolo: the "crazy laugh," a response to perceived threats
loon.org/the-call-of-the-loo….
Photo Courtesy of Kittie Wilson
Mark your calendars—our annual Holiday Open House is just under a month away! Join us on November 28 for a day of fun and good cheer to celebrate the start of the holiday season. Our Holiday Open House will take place at The Loon Center
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Our post on Monday talked about the life history characteristics of Common loons—long lifespan, delayed age of reproductive maturity, few offspring, and high parental care. All of these traits have advantages as well as tradeoffs. For example, having a delayed age of maturity
lifetime even if they have a few unsuccessful breeding years.
Because of their life history traits—delayed age of maturity, low annual reproductive output, and long lifespan—the survival of adult loons is crucial to the viability of loon populations. As such, threats like lead
poisoning from ingesting lead fishing tackle (which kills a large number of adult loons) can significantly impact loon population growth rates. Studies referenced: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Life history is a concept in biology that refers to the sequence of events and stages that an organism goes through in its life, from birth to reproduction and death. A species’ life history strategy consists of several traits that evolve over time by natural selection, to.
4) Long lifespan: We do not yet know how long loons can live to be, but the oldest known loons in the world are in their late 30's. While these oldest loons may be outliers, data from banded loons suggests that loons routinely live into their 20's.
There are just two months left to enter our annual benefit raffle! Take a chance to win one of 3 great prizes, and support LPC in the process! All raffle proceeds are used to fund our work on behalf of New Hampshire’s loons. Raffle winners will be drawn during our Holiday Open
House on November 28th and winners not in attendance at that event will be notified the following week.
To enter the raffle, visit loon.org/raffle. You can also purchase tickets in person at The Loon Center or by giving us a call at (603)476-5666. Thank you!