Last night my mother and I checked out a loon that had beached itself earlier in the day on Maidstone Lake. All this bird wanted to do was keep its head tucked into its backfeathers. It could barely even lift its head. From the moment I picked it up and examined it, I knew this bird was not able to feed or preen itself adequately and would not survive on its own. It's now Friday morning and the loon lived through the night in a cardboard box in our guest room. I'm about to drive to Kappy Sprenger's home in Bridgeton, Maine, the only waterbird rehabber in New England. I don't give this loon much of chance given how thin and weak it is, but what is the alternative to trying when there might be a chance we can help? Eric Hanson
4 comments:
Sad story. Please keep us posted.
You never know what can come of an act of kindness and concern. Hopefully just learning what the problem is will be useful.
You never know what an act of kindness and concern will achieve but it's important that you do it.
Hopefully, learning what the loon's problem is will be useful.
There are several wildlife rehabbers that take waterfowl, including loons. One that comes to mind is the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. I am aware that they took in several loons last year.
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