The Loons are Back

This is the first common loon that I saw. I arrived back at Quimby Pond on April 14th and they were here....most likely the loons arrived before me. Some of the summer folk wonder when the loons arrive. It looks like they arrive within 5 days after "ice out".

This one (below) is a little more "loon like.
And I received a picture (below) from Marcia Baker of her in their canoe on April 10, 2010.

Ice Out ! April 9, 2010

Although these pictures look like they are in reverse order, they are not!

The first one is this morning at 6 AM during some rain.
The ice floated again a few hours later.

I was hoping for a loon, but a seagull was apparently the first to find open water. (You can barely see him.)
Thanks to Sandi Andrews for the photos!