Messalonskee Lake (Snow Pond)

Belgrade, Oakland, Sidney, Kennebec, Maine
MIDAS 5280

Loons

Loon Count Survey Area Maps

10-5_Messalonskee Lake, MIDAS_ 5280.pdf



Loons on Maine lakes are monitored by volunteers as part of The Maine Loon Project. The available data for this lake are shown below.

Lake Year #Adults #Chicks Nests Full Survey Coverage Aerial Survey Notes
Messalonskee Lake 1983 7 5
Messalonskee Lake 1984 15 2
Messalonskee Lake 1985 13 7
Messalonskee Lake 1986 19 3
Messalonskee Lake 1987 19 2
Messalonskee Lake 1988 8 2
Messalonskee Lake 1989 23 5
Messalonskee Lake 1990 13 0
Messalonskee Lake 1991 19 3
Messalonskee Lake 1992 19 5 N
Messalonskee Lake 1993 10 1
Messalonskee Lake 1994 22 3
Messalonskee Lake 1995 25 8
Messalonskee Lake 1996 21 1
Messalonskee Lake 1997 3 0
Messalonskee Lake 1998 9 0 N
Messalonskee Lake 1999 4 0 N
Messalonskee Lake 2000 28 1
Messalonskee Lake 2001 25 2
Messalonskee Lake 2002 19 0
Messalonskee Lake 2003 29 0
Messalonskee Lake 2004 22 0
Messalonskee Lake 2005 24 7
Messalonskee Lake 2006 27 3
Messalonskee Lake 2007 15 2
Messalonskee Lake 2008 31 2
Messalonskee Lake 2009 16 1
Messalonskee Lake 2010 28 1
Messalonskee Lake 2011 25 0
Messalonskee Lake 2012 29 2
Messalonskee Lake 2013 30 4
Messalonskee Lake 2014 37 3
Messalonskee Lake 2015 30 5
Messalonskee Lake 2016 32 4
Messalonskee Lake 2017 23 1
Messalonskee Lake 2018 30 5
Messalonskee Lake 2019 21 7 Y
Messalonskee Lake 2020 28 1 N
Messalonskee Lake 2021 40 4 Y
Messalonskee Lake 2022 32 3 Y
Messalonskee Lake 2023 42 4 Y




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Loon on West Pond

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Source Data:

Audubon Loon Counts: Maine