MAINE PUBLIC • December 6, 2024
Maine Audubon said its annual loon count numbers are up slightly from last year, at 3,146 adults and 420 chicks. Melissa Kim, a representative from the Maine Audubon, said said an increase in volunteer numbers allowed data gathering at more than 25 extra lakes this year."When you talk to people, they feel very protective and possessive over their loons. You talk to people who live on a lake, they think of them as ours," Kim said.