Orphaned loon chick successfully fostered with new family

Orphaned loon chick successfully fostered with new family

An orphaned loon chick was rescued last week from Fish Creek Pond in the Adirondacks by Ken Huth and Hannah Hughes of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Ornithology Department at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. The little “loonlet,” estimated at less than a week old based on its size, was brought to Dr. Nina Schoch, a wildlife veterinarian and licensed wildlife rehabilitator, in Ray Brook for evaluation and care.  Huth and Hughes were in …