Loon Nesting (Behavior, Eggs, Location) - Birdfact
WEBLoon nests are bulky platforms made from wet leaves and other decaying plant matter dredged up from the bottoms of lakes and ponds, and crafted into shape by both birds using their bodies to make a shallow inner depression on which the eggs are laid. No lining is added and the eggs remain uncovered at times when the nest is briefly left unattended.
Common Loon Life History - All About Birds
WEBLoons nest in quiet, protected, hidden spots of lakeshore, typically in the lee of islands or in a sheltered back bay. Loons can’t walk well on land, so nests are built close to a bank, often with a steep dropoff that allows the bird to approach the nest from underwater.
Common Loon - Nesting and Breeding Behavior
WEBLearn about the nesting and breeding of the Common Loon. Includes photos of this loon at the nest and of its eggs. Facts about breeding territory, nest construction, incubation, and fledging of the young.
Loon Reproduction – Loon Preservation Committee
WEBLoons typically lay 1 or 2 eggs per nest attempt. Eggs are laid 1–3 days apart and are incubated, on average, for 27 days. Male and female loons share incubation duties equally, though research suggests that females tend to incubate more than males at night and towards the end of the nesting period.
Common Loon | Audubon Field Guide
WEBLeave nest within 1 or 2 days after hatching, can dive and swim underwater at 2-3 days. Young are tended and fed by both parents; when small, sometimes ride on parents' backs. Capable of flight at about 10-11 weeks after hatching. One brood per year.
Loon Behavior – Loon Preservation Committee
WEBSleeping. Because they are not well built for life on land, loons typically sleep in the water. They take short naps (15 minutes in duration, on average). To sleep, a loon turns its neck and folds its head down to rest on its back.
Common Loon Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of …
WEBCommon Loons are powerful, agile divers that catch small fish in fast underwater chases. They are less suited to land, and typically come ashore only to nest. On a North Woods lake in summer, loons stick out conspicuously as large, tuxedoed birds swimming about in the middle of the lake.
Common Loon - National Wildlife Federation
WEBMale and female common loons will prepare a nest of grasses and reeds together in a sheltered location along a lakeshore, or on an island near deep water where they can swim to and from the nest without alerting predators. …
Common loon | Season Watch
WEBAug 1, 2014 · Loons nest in hidden and protected areas along lake shorelines. They will also use human-made nesting platforms. Fun fact: Loons are like airplanes in that they need a runway for takeoff.
Understanding Loons: Learn to Read the Signs – Loon …
WEBOn the nest, a loon that is relaxed will hold its head upright and survey its surroundings. Loons that are relaxed on the nest may also perform other normal behaviors, such as sleeping (nestling their heads onto their backs and closing their eyes) or turning their eggs.