BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 12, 2022
Maine Audubon’s 2022 survey shows that the number of adult loons declined almost 13 percent this year from 3,446 last year to 3,057, but that was counteracted by an increase in the number of chicks that were observed. Chick estimates are up from 224 last year to 298 in 2022, an increase of 33 percent.