All Quiet

Good morning, all. Not much new to report from the looncam, at least from the camera's view. I wonder if Fidelio has anything to report from the pond?

One blogger expressed concern that's it's been a long time since the copulation. Like many species, loons copulate many times before successfully producing an egg.

A bigger concern for me is the strength of the pair bond. We're quite certain that the original banded pair are no longer together. A change like this can often take years to sort itself out, especially if one or both of the banded loons remain on the pond, and interfere with a new pairing in the territory.

Only time will tell. Regardless of the outcome, I still find the mysteries of wildlife completely captivating. I hope you do, as well.

Lee

Back Live - Just In Time

Well, I'm sure glad we got the live video back up and running. On Saturday, two bloggers experienced the intimate site of a pair of loons copulating on the nest. Very exciting!

UK Pam was kind enough to post some pictures on the internet for everyone that missed it. Thanks, Pam!

One task is trying to figure out if either loon is banded. The images from Pam's photos weren't clear enough for me to determine. Did anyone see bands on one or both of the loons?

Keeping our fingers crossed for a good outcome, this year.

Lee

2009 Greetings From The Loon Cam

Hello, all. Wing, Patrick and I traveled to the site, last week, and re-installed the system. All was working well when we left, and we were just waiting for a few things to get the live video up and going. Unfortunately, within a short time, technical issues came up which crashed the system:<(
We hope to have someone on site in the next few days to try to remedy the problem.

I can report that multiple loons returned to the pond just after ice out (their custom). Local observers have gotten some glimpses of bands, but we haven't confirmed anything 100%.

Stay tuned, and in the meantime, enjoy the great video of eggs hatching and chicks on the peregrine falcon cam, and eagle cam 2.

More soon.

Lee