Though they can be tricky to spot, the charisma and rarity of some of New Hampshire’s federally endangered and threatened species have bought them some local celebrity. Recognizable and photogenic, for example, are the piping plovers that raise puffball chicks on the Seacoast; Concord’s own sky-colored Karner blue butterflies; and the rare and evasive Canada […]
A loon pair circles a nesting raft in the cove of a loon sanctuary on Lake Winnisquam in Meredith in May. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun …
Volunteers for the Loon Preservation Committee, from left, Ed and Louanne Stephenson and Dick Tracy prepare for an outing on Lake Winnisquam i…
Maggie Tracy, left, looks down at her husband Dick Tracy, as they wait for their friends to pick them up by boat to install a loon nest raft o…
From left, Dick and Maggie Tracy, wave goodbye to Ed and Louanne Stephenson after installing a raft for a loon nest on Lake Winnisquam in Mere…
From left, Louanne Stephenson, left, and Ed Stephenson, foreground, relax with Dick, left, and Maggie Tracy, in the background, after installi…
A loon raft floats on Lake Winnisquam in Meredith on Saturday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
From left, Ed Stephenson, Dick Tracy and Louanne Stephenson navigate Lake Winnisquam while positioning a loon nest raft on Saturday afternoon.…
Dick Tracy positions a loon nest on Lake Winnisquam in Meredith on Saturday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
Dick, left, and Maggie Tracy approach a loon raft nest on a pontoon boat on Lake Winnisquam in Meredith on Saturday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/T…