For the first time since 2019, our resident pair of loons have successfully nested! A number of us have been monitoring the nest all month. Mary Gingrow-Shaw texted me early on the afternoon of June 30th to say she thought that, judging from the loon’s behavior, that hatching imminent. In fact, later that afternoon Eleanor Goldberg and Malcolm Burson spotted the loons with 1 chick in the cove on the north shore where they nested but they didn’t want to intrude on them at that time to get pictures. Today both parents and 2 chicks paraded past their dock close enough that Eleanor was able to easily take these pictures. You’ll find a few more pictures in the Spring/Summer 2025 photo gallery. Continue reading →