Loon Count
On the morning of the third Saturday of July each year,
over 1,400 volunteers statewide venture onto lakes and ponds across the state to count loons.
Join us – We can use your help for this year’s count on Thompson Lake.
On the morning of the third Saturday of July each year,
over 1,400 volunteers statewide venture onto lakes and ponds across the state to count loons.
Join us – We can use your help for this year’s count on Thompson Lake.
The 41st Annual Loon Count took place on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Following the 2024 count, Maine Audubon estimated a population of 3146 adult Common Loons and 420 chicks for the southern half of Maine. (Each year, our estimate is for Maine south of the 45th parallel — roughly south of a line from Rangeley to Calais — which is the area where we have enough lakes covered by counters to make a reliable estimate.
Final Results for the 2024 Loon Count
For more than 41 years, citizen scientists have helped us collect invaluable data to chart the status of our loon population over time. Info compliment of the Maine Audubon Association.
If interested in participating in the Annual Loon Count, please contact Peggy Dorf at TLEA.
The observations recorded by our community scientist volunteers provide an excellent “snapshot” of Maine’s loon population.
