Eagle visits Turtle Cove and Loon Update
This week we are keeping close to the lake for the newsletter. A passing storm Saturday evening left behind a vivid rainbow.... Read More
Bright Colors Around The Lake
While keeping up on the loons, we are branching out further into the Pleasant Lake watershed. Today’s theme is “It pays to... Read More
Into Turtle Cove – dragonflies and their neighbors
Following some rain early in the week, we had a few sunny days to explore Turtle Cove at the NW end of... Read More
Loons, Mergansers and Other Birds on the Lake
We were lucky enough Tuesday evening to watch the nearly full moon rise over Kearsarge Mountain. It's always a treat to end up in the golden path it makes on the water.
Good News Sad News Good News!
GOOD NEWS! We found sleepy parents and only one chick on our Monday morning check. Your response to the sad newsletter we... Read More
Happy Father’s Day From PLPA
Father’s Day Celebration with the loons. With Pearl’s hatching yesterday, we now have our two chicks out and about. Despite the cool... Read More
Loon Chicks!
Yesterday evening our first chick hatched. We arrived at our viewing spot at 7:45 pm to the distinctive coos of the mother Loon and we knew there had to be a chick. A very dark photo proved us right.
Flora and Fauna
This time of year, loon activity is slow with one parent on the nest at a time, occasionally rolling the eggs they are incubating.
A Second Egg!
Our Loons laid their second egg overnight on May 20-21. For a few days the Loons seemed to be very preoccupied with... Read More
Nesting and First Egg!
Spring is here! The Loons have returned and so have Jen and Jon, eager to welcome a new season. The Loons laid their first egg on May 18th. As of 3 pm today, May 20th, there is still just one egg.