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      <image:caption>ACLC Research Biologist Griffin Archambault demonstrates how to use a spotlight to find loons at night during a loon rescue training at Rich Lake. Photo by Denise Silfee.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ACLC Research Biologist Griffin Archambault describes netting a loon like “shoveling a pile of dirt.” Photo by Denise Silfee.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Volunteers practice using the spotlight and properly netting a distressed loon, which in this case, was a duck decoy. Photo by Denise Silfee.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Everyone at the loon rescue training had a chance to practice “rescuing” a “loon” in distress, and even to practice several different roles. Photo by Denise Silfee.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Volunteers practiced using the spotlight and non-verbal communication to tell the boat driver which way to go. Photo by Denise Silfee.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Untangling a decoy versus a struggling and injured loon are very different things, but practice helps everyone feel more prepared during a real rescue. Photo by Denise Silfee.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Longtime ACLC lake monitor Don Andrews helps keep the rescued loon securely in the rescue bin.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ACLC Research Biologist Griffin Archambault and lake monitor Don Andrews secure the loon after it had been chased farther into the woods.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The loon appeared alert and active when allowed to swim after a night of rest.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Volunteer Ian Trudell holds the loon while ACLC Research Biologist Griffin Archambault takes measurements.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Research Biologist Griffin Archambault inspects the loon’s wings and takes a feather sample before the failed release attempt on Lake Clear.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Catherine Smith, who lives on private Gull Pond, and ACLC Research Biologist Griffin Archambault and Wildlife Technician Leah Boget put some finishing touches on the newly installed nest raft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ACLC Wildlife Technician Leah Boget, left, and Research Biologist Griffin Archambault show volunteers how to assemble the nest raft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ACLC Wildlife Technician Leah Boget, left, and Research Biologist Griffin Archambault show volunteers how to assemble the nest raft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Griffin Archambault and Leah Boget drag the nest raft across Gull Pond.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Catherine Smith, Griffin Archambault, Leah Boget and Andy Foster, a Gull Pond homeowner, adjust the new raft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A returned resident loon cruised by to check out the new raft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ACLC Wildlife Technician Leah Boget adds more dirt to the nest raft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The site of the failed nest - the light, sandy patch on the edge of the water - was underwater the day of the raft installation.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Griffin Archambault tosses one of the cinder blocks that will anchor the raft in place.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.adkloon.org/blog/2024-census-results</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.adkloon.org/blog/ice-out-loon-pond</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The put-in at Loon Pond.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Great blue heron prints on a log.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Two loons spotted on Loon Pond!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The banded male returned to Loon Pond.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The banded male flapping his wings.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.adkloon.org/blog/avian-influenza</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>In 2022, a sick loon was spotted at Chazy Lake. The loon was too sick to save, and was found to have died of HPAI, or avian influenza. Photo by Shane Roberts 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Therese McNamee, a Research Scientist in the Wildlife Health Unit at the NY Department of Wildlife Conservation (DEC) examines a loon that was found deceased. The loon will be tested for H5N1 HPAI and, if the virus is not found, then examined for other causes of death to help researchers understand stressors impacting loons in New York. Photo by Denise Silfee 2024</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.adkloon.org/blog/legacy-of-loons</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Nina Schoch paddling on Little Clear Lake in 2005.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Nina Schoch holds a loon captured for banding in 2005.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Schoch removes fishing line from a rescued loon in 2015.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Schoch places a loon into a secure bin after an ice rescue in 2016.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Schoch passes along her knowledge to ACLC Research Biologist Griffin Archambault and ACLC wildlife technician Brendan Gruber while banding a rescued loon in 2024.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-07</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>The unbanded male loon yodels and swims with the banded female on Loon Pond.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The unbanded male loon incubates the previous male’s nest.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Loons socializing in a group on Loon Pond. When they are not nesting or raising chicks, loons enjoy the company of other loons.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Upheaval on Loon Pond created interesting social dynamics for field staff member Ellie George to observe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The unbanded male loon performs a display of aggression that researchers call a “penguin dance.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Members of the loon banding team prepare to launch their boat for the first time on observation night #2 outside of Saranac Lake.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Using the spotlight to scan the lake for loons.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Nina Schoch organizes the bands that are attached to loons’ legs to individually identify them.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>During observation nights, invited guests can participate by holding a loon while researchers collect samples and measurements.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Observers help release a loon after it has been sampled, measured and banded.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Only juvenile loons with full juvenile plumage and large enough legs to hold an adult-sized band are banded. They are generally easier to calm than adults.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Blood and feather samples can be tested for the presence of diseases and environmental pollutants like mercury and PFAS (forever chemicals).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Donors and invited guests watch research biologists at work during an observation night.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A white band with a black stripe is gently applied to an adult loon’s leg. In total, banded loons have three colored bands and one metal band, with two bands on each leg.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>ACLC intern Heather Armstrong holds a juvenile loon while research biologist Griffin Archambault takes measurements.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The juvenile loon that would be called “Linnaea” when she was spotted entangled in fishing line in 2021.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The rescue effort to remove the entangled fishing line from the juvenile loon in 2021.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Linnaea was spotted off the coast of Connecticut in February 2022. Photograph by Scott Whalen.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ellie George captured a photo of Linnaea’s leg bands on Paradox Lake in July 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Linnaea displays her leg bands in Paradox Lake in July 2021.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chef Gary serves Maddy Adams breakfast at the ESF campus cafeteria.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Maddy Adams gets a kayak ready for a day of lake monitoring on a much calmer day at Elk Lake.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s easier to take photographs on less windy days. Maddy Adams paddles Elk Lake on a day with beautiful conditions.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Maddy Adams spent part of each week during her internship getting to know the loons on Elk Lake. Between the two nests she and Britta Gaetjens found, they observed three hatched chicks.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>After finally locating the nests on Elk Lake, Maddy Adams was able to collect eggshells after chicks successfully hatched. She will return the eggshells to ACLC where they can be tested for the presence of environmental pollutants.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sunset on Rich Lake, where the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is located in Newcomb, New York. Photo by Maddy Adams.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicole Crist uses binoculars to watch an unbanded loon on Middle Saranac Lake.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicole Crist has been a lake monitor observing loons for 22 years.Her favorite thing about loons is their language - “Not just the crazy calls [that everyone knows], but their quieter calls to each other and their chicks, the chirps and purrs and hoots.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicole Crist delicately marks one of the eggs with an X. When she returns to check on the nest, if the X is still in the same place, it means the adult loons have abandoned the nest and are no longer rotating the eggs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nicole Crist enjoys the solitude and the quiet of her early morning rotations on the lakes she monitors.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-17</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Jules Hosley-Pierce in front of Hoss’s Country Corner, the store in Long Lake, NY, that her family has run for 52 years.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hoss’s Country Corner is an eclectic collection of memorabilia, practical items and Adirondack-themed gifts.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Fishing Hole at Hoss’s sells lead-free tackle options. Turn in one ounce or more of lead tackle at the store and receive a $10 voucher for lead-free items.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The loon section at Hoss’s Country Corner features many gift items and art prints.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-02</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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