Posts by Eric Hanson 
Vermont Loon Update 17 July 2014
Loonwatch day: The annual statewide loonwatch survey takes place this Saturday, July 19. Most of the high priority lakes are assigned but if anyone with a motorboat has any last minute…
Another Lucky Loon
This morning (June 5) a friend of VCE’s seasonal loon assistant, Angela Apicelli, came across a loon sitting at the edge of the road in Walden, VT. Angela received the…
Penguin Dancing Season
The loon season is upon us and the birds are back setting up and defending their territories from intruder loons. Most territorial encounters actually occur pre-nesting, thus this is a…
And the late ice-out winner is….?
And the winner is … Little Averill Lake up on the Canadian border on May 6 or 7. Last week, I was checking in with volunteers in Averill, VT about…
First Loon Sighting – Lake Dunmore
The grips of winter eased up on Lake Dunmore with the ice breaking up on April 13. A resident of the lake called in the first loon sighting to L….
Loon Meets Owl in Eric Hanson’s House
On December 17, I awoke to -25 F here in Craftsbury, VT. The day before a juvenile Common Loon had crash-landed in a field at dusk in Cabot, VT. Lynn…
Loon Defending Itself from an Eagle
With the increase in Bald Eagle activity in Vermont, confrontations and flyovers are becoming a more common sight. There were at least two chicks taken by eagles this year in…
