Loon Preservation Committee (LPC)
Loons have been present on Lake Monomonac periodically for years. Besides being fun to observe and hear, loons are a sign of a healthy lake. MLPOA supports the Loon Preservation Committee (LPC, loons.org) and their work to track our loons. An LPC Monadnock field biologist comes to the lake two to three times each summer to locate loons, check their growth and monitor their behavior.
After a pair of loons nested on Commodore Island in the spring of 2022, MLPOA and LPC worked together to safeguard the nesting site. Sanctuary signs were placed around the island, and the Monomonac Lake Sailing Association delayed installing its dock until the nest was abandoned.
The loon pair hatched one loonlet that year, but sadly, it did not survive. The pair did not nest again that season. The following year, spring of 2023, they nested on the same site, hatching two eggs. While both chicks hatched and were seen on the back of a parent, only one survived. It did well, and was seen well into that fall until it migrated to open water.
The pair returned in the spring of 2024 to once again nest at the same site. Even more, their one loonlet hatched on the same date as its “siblings” had years prior! This loon chick, too, did well and lived on the lake into the fall, when it migrated in December.
