Sitting on my porch overlooking Quiggley Lake in Eagan with only a couple of houses visible on the wooded shoreline across the lake, at times it can feel like you are a hundred miles from the Twin Cities. Tonight it felt more like two hundred miles.
When I arrived home from a long day of birding, my wife Cherie said, "The strangest thing happened just a few minutes ago. I heard a loon call a couple of times. I opened the porch door and heard it call a couple more times." My quizzical, bemused look was quickly answered with: "You think someone could forget what a loon sounds like?" When I went outside to complete some chores, I too heard the amazing sound. And, I was able to add "Common Loon" to my yard list! Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected] Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN [email protected]
