Maine Audubon’s 2022 Loon Count includes new lakes and counters

FALMOUTH – The results are in and the news is good: final results from Maine Audubon’s Annual Loon Count for 2022 estimate that adult loon numbers dipped slightly this year but chick numbers are up! Long-term trends continue to show a strong adult population that has grown steadily over the years, and a stable population of chicks over time. In 2022, more volunteers than ever—more than 1600—gathered up their count forms and binoculars and headed out to the lakes. The annual loon count, which began in 1983, takes place on the third Saturday of July. This year’s record turnout isRead More