Loon Nesting
Platform Project
Recently
Lynda volunteered her time to assist with the placement of several platforms
for nesting loons on Kezar Lake. Last summer a committee from the Kezar Lake
Watershed Association determined that although the adult loon count has
remained stable there has been a reduction in chicks each year.
The scarcity of
chicks prompted the committee to place nesting platforms on the water. Nesting
platforms are small floating square islands that rise and fall with water
levels and are covered to help deter predators from taking eggs or chicks.
Since placement of the platforms is critical, the committee, including Lynda,
spent time finding locations protected from human disturbance and/or near known
nesting sites.
There are seven platforms on Kezar Lake as well as one on
Bradley Pond and one on Horseshoe Pond. If you see a loon using a platform
please give it plenty of space.
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