Last Friday, my Grandson and I went to check on the Loon family. We found Mom and one of the young in their regular area. We searched, but couldn't find the other young. We eventually did find Dad, some distance away; however, the other chick wasn't with him either. When we approached Mom and the young one, Mom was very skittish and nervous, trying desperately to get away from us. We kept our distance and observed them for about an hour. The second chick, however, did not appear. I feared the worst, but decided to check again the next day.


On Saturday,along with some friends, I looked for the Loons again. At first we found only the one young swimming and fishing by itself in their regular area. Mom, nor Dad appeared to be anywhere about. Subsequently, after about a half an hour, Mom showed up, followed closely by Dad. The three then continued swimming and fishing. They did not appear to be nervous anymore; however, the second chick was still missing.


The one remaining chick swimming and fishing between Mom and Dad. It appears that its sibbling may not have survived. I'll check again tomorrow as we will be up at the cottage again.

Note: I won't be posting, nor commenting for the next several days as we will be at the cottage. Will catch up next week.