A Case of Brood Mixing by Common Loons

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Wilson Bulletin

Volume

98

Publication Date

1986

First Page

478

Last Page

479

Abstract

A case of brood mixing by Common Loons.-Common Loons (Gavia immer) are strongly territorial when rearing chicks (McIntyre 1975), and there is only one previous report of brood mixing in this species. Eckstein (1980) reported the successful fostering of a Common Loon chick by a pair with their own chick after a second chick was introduced by humans. We report here the details of a natural case of brood mixing by Common Loons.

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