as 'precocious'. they are able to swim on their own within hours of being born. and they usually leave the nest within 24 hours of hatching.
so if your friends and family have not been watching so far, now is the time to encourage them to watch before the chicks hatch and are gone forever.
many of you have been keeping careful track and trying to understand which of the loons is on the nest - the male or the female.
this year has been unusual in that department as well with the male spending long hours of time on the nest.
normally the male and female share the nesting duties almost equally. but 