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Photo by Ginger Gumm


Brrrr..It's getting chilly and that means it's time for the Loons to head South. Keep a look out for the changes in the number of Loons. It's going to be hard to tell the adults from the fledglings. It is likely that you will see lots of other birds who are also getting ready to head for warmer weather.



Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for the spring. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter. The lasting pleasures of contact with the natural world are not reserved for scientists but are available to anyone who will place himself under the influence of earth, sea, and sky and their amazing life.
-- Rachel Carson


For more information on migration, check out these sites:

http://wpbowaterbirds.blogspot.com/
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/season/
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/h-l/loon_range.gifWisconsin Loons winter off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts.