Historically loons use to nest as far south as the Iowa border. They do not nest in lakes that have carp churning up the bottom. Presently or recently there are loons nesting at Hanrahan Lake in Scott County, in a lake west of White Bear Lake and in North Oaks. I think there is another southwest of the cities that I heard about.
Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul A. Lender" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 8:54 AM Subject: [mou] Loon with chick at Carlos Avery > I was at Carlos Avery yesterday late morning. Nothing especially > noteworthy, but I did see a pair Common Loons, one bearing a black chick on > her[?] back, in Pool 6. > > How common are nesting loons this far south? Does anyone know their > current southern limit? > > "Birds in Minnesota" mentions that they nest as far south as Scott County, > but that was in the mid 80s. > > -- Paul Lender > ======================================== > Paul A. Lender > University of Minnesota Department of Orthopaedic Surgery > 2512 South 7th Street, Suite 200 > Minneapolis MN 55454 > Voice: (612) 273-8053 > FAX: (612) 273-7959 > e-mail: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net
