State of the Loon, June 23 at Gilmanton Year-Round Library

GILMANTON — State of the Loon, a lecture and slide show will be held at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library, on Saturday, June 23 at 4:30 p.m.

During the State of the Loon program, people will learn about the natural history, challenges and successes of loons in New Hampshire.

Presenter, Harry Vogel, Executive Director of the Loon Preservation Committee, is a biologist who has studied loons for the past 20 years. He is also the co-chair of the Northeast

Loon Study Working Group, a consortium of government and non-governmental organizations from New England and the Canadian Maritimes.

This group is presently working on issue affecting loons and other wildlife in the northeast.

Some loon pairs will begin to nest in mid May, but late starters or birds that have renested after a nest failure, might still be incubating eggs in late July. Loons have a maximum

of two chicks. Chicks hatch from mid June to late July. Newly hatched chicks (1-2 weeks old) have a black downy coat and will sometimes ride on the back of a parent.

For more information about this program, call (364-2400) or email (gyrla@metrocast.net) at the Gilmanton Year-Round Library.