Loon Rescue at Bridgewater - 25 May 2026
It was about 2:45 pm this afternoon when I saw a Facebook post (BW Friends) from Janet Cousino showing a photo of a loon on the grass across the street from her house on Crystal Drive. She mentioned that it was scooting on its chest and was eluding capture. I decided to go try and help rescue the wayward bird since I knew that it needed a large body of water in order to take off and fly, and that there would be no help coming from outside resources due to the Holiday (Memorial Day). My guess is that recent heavy rains made the streets/parking lots look like streams/ponds and the loon mistakenly tried to put down on cement rather than water. I drove to her house and left a message saying that I'd help look for / rescue the loon if possible. She wasn't home but her phone call steered me in the direction of the bird. I walked the path next to Freedom Park but couldn't find the bird. I then walked around Bridgewater Way and Crystal Drive for about 45 minutes before Janet arriv...