This came from Suzanne Masland:

Could you please put a post on the blog about speed boaters being careful of running over loons? Two evenings in a row now that I've watched some pretty close calls. This is on the third pond, just a few doors down from Homer's.

Thanks! Suzanne

ps this evening there were five out there :-)

Boaters should be aware that harassing the loons is against the law.  Please watch out for them.  If you think you are scaring off the pesky geese, that may not be the case, so be careful to correctly identify birds that are on the water before you purposely go close to them.  Wildlife Protection agents tell us it's ok to frighten the geese so they'll perhaps move on; but it is not ok to harass other water foul - including ducks and loons.  You may not see the loons clearly - they sit quite low in the water, so keep a sharp eye out for them.  We try hard to protect our loon families so they can raise their young and come back to Joe's Pond each spring, and we ask boaters to be careful.  (Photos by Ted Decker)