The lake's Loons have started "rafting up" for the early Fall season.
Five cruised by yesterday evening, making soft "hooh" sounds between one another. One had nearly made a full change into his full winter (duller) plumage.
Their summer faces in particular show signs of turning from full-black to white-speckled. By November, these rafts will gradually collect Loon individuals whose numbers will reach into the upper teens.
Their behavior changes, too. Even now, you'll see some flapping one wing on the surface—traveling in circles. Some will "fly" along the surface upside-down! If their maniacal summer vocalizations didn't rate these birds the "Loon" name, their Fall behavior certainly would!
