We’ve had a loon coming in closer to shore than usual. The feathers didn’t look normal and I thought the loon might have been distressed. I called the Loon Preservation Committee today and talked to a biologist. I was told that loons are molting and changing to their winter plumage which explains why it looked different than usual. And he said they may behave differently this time of year which probably explains why it was closer in than normal. The biologist said it would be abnormal if the loon came to shore but from what I described he thought it was fine.
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