{"id":3501,"date":"2016-04-18T20:32:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T00:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/?p=3501"},"modified":"2017-02-08T13:18:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:18:10","slug":"in-april-loons-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/2016\/04\/18\/in-april-loons-return\/","title":{"rendered":"In April, Loons Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3799\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"2 adult loons and 2 baby loons\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-105x74.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-317x223.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-423x298.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-634x446.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-846x595.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-951x669.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies-1268x892.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/signs-of-the-seasons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/11\/loons-and-babies.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>Loons spend the winter on the ocean, but in April, they start returning to our lakes. Why do they make the journey? To raise chicks, of course! Have you spotted any recently returned loons on your lake? <a href=\"http:\/\/northernwoodlands.org\/outside_story\/article\/april-loons-return\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more about the loons&#8217; annual migration in this short and informative article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loons spend the winter on the ocean, but in April, they start returning to our lakes. Why do they make the journey? To raise chicks, of course! Have you spotted any recently returned loons on your lake? 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