Some years ago a Common Loon found its way into one of the ponds at Lilypons. It stayed for weeks before it probably starved to death after eating all the fish. The pond was probably too small for it to take off. I hope this one has a better ending.
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Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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From: Elaine Hendricks <>
> After that I went up to Lilypons Water Gardens, where I was stunned
> to find a COMMON LOON, basically riding at anchor, in the largest
> impoundment between the parking lot and the river. Since it was
> the middle of the day, there wasn't a lot of bird activity. Besides
> the usual suspects, I did manage to find two WINTER WRENS
> (a year bird for me) behind the main building. |