How many eggs does a female lay?
Soon after construction of the nest, the female lays two eggs. What size and color are loon eggs? Loon eggs are roughly 3 1/2″ by 2 1/4″ in size with a thick shell and are olive green color speckled with brown spots. How long do loons live? The Common Loon may live twenty years or more. How many loons are there in Wisconsin? 1995 statistics by Wisconsin Project LoonWatch estimated the loon population of Wisconsin to be about 3,017 loons! We think it has continued to grow and thrive A LOT since then. “Flying Submarines…” “The loon is the most primitive bird we know,” Dr. Loonacy tells a museum audience. (Dr. Loonacy is Denny Olson, a neat guy from Duluth, Minnesota, who goes around educating about wildlife and nature — often dressed as the character or animal he is talking about). “…With solid bones for diving, wings that seem too short for flying due to the loon’s body shape and weight of 7 to 10 pounds, the loon is ‘a flying submarine’ — something man hasn’t yet been able to dup
