BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 6, 2022
Boaters, anglers, paddlers, campers and others who recreate in Maine waters also pose the greatest threat to the state’s loon population. They are often killed by being struck by watercraft, ingesting or becoming entangled in fishing equipment, or having their nests disturbed by excessive wave action caused by boaters or from altering shoreline habitat. Here are some loon behaviors that will tell you to back off.