We describe a successful nest defense strategy of an adult Gavia immer (Common Loon) during an attempted predation event by a Nevison vison (American Mink) at Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, NH. It is suspected that mink occasionally depredate loon nests, but defense strategies have not been described previously.
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1 May 2011
Common Loon Nest Defense Against an American Mink
Kyle P. McCarthy,
Stephen DeStefano
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Northeastern Naturalist
Vol. 18 • No. 2
May 2011
Vol. 18 • No. 2
May 2011