Loon Rescue, East Pond (Smithfield, Maine) 12/7/25

you see what I saw: a loon stuck out on the middle of the ice, unable to move barely at all. He was crying and moving his wings, but not getting anywhere. I did not see the pool he was in till a few hours later when 2 other skaters arrived and told me where it was (it had fluffy feathers around it, it was about 3 feet across...) I called Avian Haven: (one member said "We cannot do on ice rescues, try BRI" we finally got a call back from Avian Haven office an hour later) Biodiversity Research Institute also only had a voice mail; The loon would die out on the bare ice and no help was coming, it was getting late. so I pushed him gently into the shore. He was not stressed at all (probably confused tho...) eventually Avian Haven and BRI showed up and Loony was brought to their center. In Maine, I found out there is also a third rescue place: Saco River Wildlife Center