Saturday
Dec072013
Loon Release
Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 11:59PM Here's our first loon. She was found in Thatcher Park parking lot grazed by a bullet. The finder took her to Village Animal Clinic, in Voorheesville, and Dr. Hellreich examined and treated her. Fortunately she suffered only a slight graze on the shoulder just an abrasion.
Following loon protocol both DEC and Nina Schoch, Director of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation, were consulted. She was kept in a padded carrier with a tub of water she could easily get in. She ate and was ready to go the next day. The Watervliet reservoir in Guilderland is a quiet release site with miles of clear water, no boats, and full of all types of fish.
She was very happy to swim off to dive and preen & flap her wings. She thanked us with two of her enchanting loon calls as she continued on her way!
Learn more about loons by visiting http://www.briloon.org/
