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2010 NY Annual Loon Census Results BRI’S ADIRONDACK CENTER FOR LOON CONSERVATION 2010 NEW YORK ANNUAL LOON CENSUS RESULTS July 17, 2010, marked the tenth anniversary of New York’s Annual Loon Census! Once again, participation was excellent, with over 550 observers looking for loons on more than 200 lakes! The Annual Loon Census is coordinated by the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Adirondack Program in collaboration with BRI’s Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation. Through the Annual Loon Census, essential information is obtained regarding the status and trends in New York’s summer loon population, enabling the Dept. of Environmental Conservation to better manage this unique species in NY. Adult loons without chicks were observed on 90 (43%) lakes, chicks or immatures were seen on 70 (33%) lakes, and no loons were observed on 50 (24%) of the 211 lakes included in the 2010 Census. Although the individual lakes and the actual number of lakes included in the Census have varied from year to year, the percentage of Census lakes where loons and loon chicks were observed has been fairly consistent over time from 2001 to 2010, with loons being observed on ~74% of the Census lakes, and chicks found on over 28% of the lakes. The 2010 NY Loon Census Map shows the locations and results for the lakes and ponds surveyed during the 2010 Annual Loon Census. Five hundred and ninety-eight loons were observed on 160 (76%) of the Census lakes, including 498 (84%) adults, 86 (14%) chicks, and 14 (2%) immature birds. One hundred and ninety-four (97%) of the 211 Census lakes were in the Adirondack Park. “This pair of loons have different patterns of fishing and hanging out than our last few years’ pair. They tend to fish and "hang out" at the east end of pond and close to river. One has a different vocal sound and a little different pattern of calls. They seem to call more at night. We are thrilled that they have produced an offspring. We didn't see it in the "chick" stage but feel confident that it belongs to our pair.” ‐Osgood Pond The reproductive rate of New York’s breeding loon population continues to be stable, as the proportion of adult and young loons observed in the Annual Loon Census has been constant over the ten years of the project. Once again, we are most grateful to our Loon Census coordinators on the larger waterbodies, who continue to do an amazing job! Their assistance organizing volunteers on the following lakes helps ensure that observations are not duplicated: Adirondack League Club The Northwoods Club Canada Lake Old Forge/Inlet Area Chazy Lake Peck Lake Cranberry Lake Raquette Lake Lake George St. Regis Canoe Area Thousand Islands region Lake Placid of the St. Lawrence River Loon Lake Upper Saranac Lake Lows Lake “This is the greatest number of adult loons we have ever seen gathered in one location. At one point there were 6 adult loons milling about together. All seemed peaceful with them - the only sound we heard was an occasional "hoot" like sound that was soft. The 8:38am and 8:39am fly-in loons were separate from the group of 6. Perhaps Polliwog Pond was a designated adult loon convention site!” - Polliwog Pond 2010 NEW YORK ANNUAL LOON CENSUS MAP 2010 NY ANNUAL LOON CENSUS RESULTS BY LAKE #Immature Total # Adults # Chicks Lake Name County Town Loons Loons Observed Observed Observed Observed AVALANCHE LAKE Essex Keene 0 0 0 0 BALFOUR LAKE Essex Minerva 0 0 0 0 BARNUM POND Franklin Brighton 0 0 0 0 BARTLETT POND Essex Moriah 2 0 0 2 BAY POND Franklin Santa Clara 4 0 0 4 BEAR POND Warren Thurman 2 0 0 2 BEAR POND Franklin Santa Clara 2 0 2 4 Santa Clara and BEAR POND Franklin 2 2 0 4 Harrietstown BIG MOOSE LAKE Herkimer Webb 0 0 0 0 BIGSBY POND Essex Schroon 0 0 0 0 BLACK POND Franklin Brighton 2 0 1 3 BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE Hamilton Indian Lake 3 1 0 4 BRANDRETH LAKE Hamilton Long Lake 0 0 0 0 BRANT LAKE Warren Horicon 2 0 1 3 BRANTINGHAM LAKE Lewis Greig 0 0 0 0 BRIDGE BROOK POND St Lawrence Piercefield 2 2 0 4 BUBB LAKE Herkimer Webb 2 0 0 2 BULLHEAD POND Saratoga Day 0 0 0 0 CANACHAGALA LAKE Herkimer Webb and Ohio 3 0 1 4 CANADA LAKE Fulton Caroga 4 0 0 4 CAT POND Franklin Santa Clara 3 0 0 3 CEDAR RIVER FLOW Hamilton Lake Pleasant 4 0 0 4 CHAMBER LAKE Herkimer Webb 1 0 0 1 CHAZY LAKE Clinton Dannemora 4 3 0 7 CLEAR POND Essex North Hudson 1 0 0 1 CLEAR POND Franklin Duane 3 1 0 4 CONNERY POND Essex North Elba 2 0 0 2 COPPER LAKE Lewis Greig 2 1 0 3 Clifton and CRANBERRY LAKE St Lawrence 8 2 0 10 Colton CRANBERRY POND Franklin Waverly 2 0 0 2 CROTCHED POND Hamilton Indian Lake 0 0 0 0 CRYSTAL LAKE Warren Horicon 0 0 0 0 CRYSTAL LAKE #2 Jefferson Theresa 2 1 0 3 DEER RIVER FLOW Franklin Duane 0 0 0 0 DIX POND Essex North Hudson 0 0 0 0 EAGLE CRAG LAKE St Lawrence Piercefield 5 1 0 6 Ticonderoga & EAGLE LAKE Essex 0 0 0 0 Crown Point EAGLE LAKE Hamilton Indian Lake 1 0 0 1 EAST CAROGA LAKE Fulton Caroga 2 1 0 3 EAST POND Hamilton Long Lake 0 0 0 0 2010 NY ANNUAL LOON CENSUS RESULTS BY LAKE #Immature Total # Adults # Chicks Lake Name County Town Loons Loons Observed Observed Observed Observed EAST POND Herkimer Webb 0 0 0 0 ECHO LAKE Oneida Boonville 2 0 0 2 EIGHTH LAKE Hamilton Inlet 0 0 0 0 ELK LAKE Essex North Hudson 3 0 0 3 Fairladies Pond = Unnamed Franklin Dickinson 0 0 0 0 Water FAWN LAKE Hamilton Lake Pleasant 2 0 0 2 FERN LAKE Clinton Black Brook 2 1 0 3 FIRST LAKE -- Bisby Chain Herkimer Webb 2 0 0 2 FIRST LAKE-Fulton Chain Herkimer Webb 4 0 0 4 Fish Creek Reservoir - East Branch = UNNAMED Lewis Lewis 2 0 1 3 WATER FLOODWOOD POND Franklin Santa Clara 1 0 0 1 FOLLENSBY CLEAR POND Franklin Santa Clara 7 1 0 8 Herkimer FOURTH LAKE - Fulton and Webb and Inlet 2 0 0 2 Chain Hamilton FRANCIS LAKE Lewis Watson 2 2 0 4 FRANK POND Essex Minerva 0 0 0 0 FRIENDS LAKE Warren Chester 0 0 0 0 GALWAY LAKE Saratoga Galway 0 0 0 0 GOOD LUCK LAKE Hamilton Arietta 2 0 0 2 GOODNOW FLOWAGE Essex Newcomb 3 0 0 3 GOOSE POND Franklin Santa Clara 2 1 0 3 GRASS POND Franklin Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 Mayfield, GREAT SACANDAGA Fulton and Northampton, 0 0 0 0 LAKE Saratoga and Broadalbin GREEN POND #2 Franklin Santa Clara 1 0 0 1 GULL LAKE Herkimer Webb 1 0 0 1 St Lawrence Piercefield and GULL POND 3 0 0 3 and Franklin Altamont HIGH FALLS POND Lewis Croghan 2 1 0 3 Herkimer Russia and HINCKLEY RESERVOIR 1 0 0 1 and Oneida Remsen HOEL POND Franklin Santa Clara 2 0 0 2 HORSESHOE LAKE St Lawrence Piercefield 1 0 0 1 HORSESHOE POND Franklin Santa Clara 6 0 0 6 HUCKLEBERRY LAKE St Lawrence 5 0 1 6 HUNT LAKE Saratoga Corinth 0 0 0 0 HUNTLEY POND Essex Minerva 2 0 1 3 INDIAN LAKE Lewis Diana 2 0 0 2 INDIAN LAKE - Ham Cty #1 Hamilton Indian Lake 0 0 0 0 ISLAND POND Warren Horicon 2 0 0 2 2010 NY ANNUAL LOON CENSUS RESULTS BY LAKE #Immature Total # Adults # Chicks Lake Name County Town Loons Loons Observed Observed Observed Observed JOCKS POND St Lawrence Piercefield 1 2 0 3 JOE INDIAN POND St Lawrence Parishville 0 0 0 0 JONES POND Franklin Brighton 2 2 0 4 KIWASSA LAKE Franklin Harrietstown 2 2 0 4 LAKE ABANAKEE Hamilton Indian Lake 10 2 0 12 LAKE ADIRONDACK Hamilton Indian Lake 2 2 0 4 LAKE BONAPARTE Lewis Diana 4 0 0 4 LAKE CLEAR Franklin Harrietstown 8 0 0 8 LAKE COLBY Franklin Harrietstown 0 0 0 0 LAKE EATON Hamilton Long Lake 6 0 0 6 Warren and LAKE GEORGE 1 0 0 1 Essex LAKE KUSHAQUA Franklin Franklin 0 0 0 0 LAKE LILA Hamilton Long Lake 0 0 0 0 LAKE LUZERNE Warren Lake Luzerne 0 0 0 0 LAKE OF THE WOODS Jefferson Theresa 2 1 0 3 LAKE PLACID Essex North Elba 5 0 0 5 LAKE RONDAXE Herkimer Webb 2 0 0 2 LAKE SNOW Hamilton Indian Lake 1 0 0 1 LAKE TITUS Franklin Malone 1 0 0 1 LEONARD POND St Lawrence Colton 1 0 0 1 LILY LAKE Fulton Caroga 0 0 0 0 Herkimer LIMEKILN LAKE and Ohio and Inlet 0 0 0 0 Hamilton LINCOLN POND Essex Elizabethtown 2 0 0 2 LITTLE BLACK POND Franklin Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 LITTLE CLEAR POND Franklin Santa Clara 7 2 0 9 LITTLE LONG POND Franklin Santa Clara 2 0 0 2 LITTLE MOOSE LAKE Herkimer Webb 10 0 0 10 LITTLE MOOSE LAKE Hamilton Arietta 2 1 0 3 LITTLE POND Warren Thurman 2 1 0 3 LITTLE WELLER POND Franklin Harrietstown 0 0 0 0 LITTLE WOLF POND Franklin Tupper Lake 1 0 0 1 LIVINGSTON LAKE Saratoga Day 2 1 0 3 LONG POND Lewis Croghan 2 2 0 4 LONG POND - Franklin Cty Franklin Santa Clara 6 1 0 7 LONG POND #1 Franklin Brighton 0 0 0 0 LOON LAKE #1 Franklin Franklin 3 0 0 3 LOON LAKE #2 Warren Chester 0 0 0 0 LOWER AUSABLE LAKE Essex Keene 1 0 0 1 LOWER SAINT REGIS Franklin Brighton 2 0 0 2 LAKE LOWER SARANAC LAKE Franklin Harrietstown 2 2 0 4 2010 NY ANNUAL LOON CENSUS RESULTS BY LAKE #Immature Total # Adults # Chicks Lake Name County Town Loons Loons Observed Observed Observed Observed LOWS LAKE St Lawrence Colton 8 0 0 8 MCDONALD POND Franklin Waverly 0 0 0 0 MCKENZIE POND Essex North Elba 2 0 0 2 Harrietstown MIDDLE SARANAC LAKE Franklin 7 0 0 7 and Santa Clara MILLSITE LAKE Jefferson Theresa 5 2 0 7 MINK POND Essex Minerva 3 2 0 5 MIRROR LAKE Essex North Elba 2 0 0 2 MOODY POND Essex North Elba 0 0 0 0 MOREHOUSE LAKE Hamilton Morehouse 2 0 0 2 MOSS LAKE Herkimer Webb 2 0 0 2 MOUNTAIN POND Franklin Franklin 2 1 0 3 MT ARAB LAKE St Lawrence Piercefield 2 1 0 3 MUD LAKE Jefferson Alexandria 2 0 0 2 NEW POND Essex North Hudson 2 2 0 4 NEWPORT POND Essex Moriah 0 0 0 0 NINE CORNER LAKE Fulton Caroga 2 0 1 3 NORTH POND Warren Hague 0 0 0 0 NORTH POND Hamilton Long Lake 1 0 0 1 North Pond Oswego Amboy 0 0 0 0 OLIVER POND Essex Schroon 3 1 0 4 OREGON POND Franklin Franklin 1 0 0 1 OSEETAH LAKE Franklin Harrietstown 2 0 0 2 OSGOOD POND Franklin Brighton 2 0 1 3 OTTER LAKE Oneida Forestport 2 0 0 2 OVEN MOUNTAIN POND Warren Johnsburg 0 0 0 0 PACK FOREST
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