around the lake

A few items did not make it into the latest newsletter so please see them below. REPORT ON FISH PLANTING PROGRAM (John Sick) As reported in the “Message from the Board of Directors”, we are working with the DNR to hopefully reinstate a trout planting program for Moon Lake to begin in May, 2015.  The DNR […]

Water Level: As you know we had a cold and snowy winter. When the ice went out this spring the lake level was 3.50′, up 7.5” from last fall’s level at ice over of 2.87′. Today the level read 4.00′, up 6” from spring ice out and 13.5” from ice over last fall. Loons: It […]

The loon chick is about 8 weeks old and, as you can see from the photo, has almost completely molted into it’s juvenile feathers.  It is now regularly diving with the adults and should be feeding itself.  However, it still aggressively begs from the adults and they feed it.  It should start exercising it’s wings […]

The loon chick is about 6 weeks old.  It is growing like mad with 2 parents feeding it almost constantly.  As you can see in the photo, it is about as large as the adult and is in the middle of molting.   [nggallery id=32]