Monthly Archives: April 2015

Hi all, It’s still late winter up at goshen Dam. It won’t be long before we see some activity I’m sure. It’s a little more welcoming at Fern Lake. We did see a little feistiness here today. Mike

>>> One minute – that is how much time our winner, Preston Turner was off the official time of the LDFLA Dunmore Dip Ice Out at 1:05pm April 15. His guess was 1:06 pm. Mr. Turner is resident of Salisbury … Continue reading →

Hi all, The winner of the Dunmore Dip is Preston Turner of Salisbury. He picked 1:06 PM, one minute from the official time of 1:05. Congratulations Preston. From Bill P. we have this first picture of a loon on Silver … Continue reading →

One and two loons have been seen and heard but no pictures yet. Below is a visitor we had at 10:00 PM. We heard fluttering at the window as we were watching tv so we turned out the lights and … Continue reading →

Hi all, Tom O. reported a single loon just SE of the island yesterday afternoon. No picture so I’d thought I’d send this robin trying to get at the last of our suet. I don’t recall ever having a robin … Continue reading →

Hi all, Here’s a little black and white that we’ve been waiting for. Rusty K. got this on Fern Lake midday today. Thank you Rusty. Two loons were spotted on Lake Dunmore too, just south of Sucker Brook. They were … Continue reading →

Hi all, The official checkers of the ice out guesses were all scattered across the country last week. We should know who won by next Thursday or Friday. The mergansers arrived as soon as there was an open patch of … Continue reading →

Hi to all, Jean E’s great-aunt, Margaret Waterhouse, was born on April 15 and she said that the ice almost always went out on her birthday. This year she would have been right. Official time from John E. is 1:05 … Continue reading →

Hello to all, This is how we started our day. This is about 10:30 on our walk down Hooker Rd. Just before noon, we can see a small patch of open water from the camp and by 3:15 it has … Continue reading →

Hi all, 70 something degrees today for the first time in 180 days, it felt like heaven on earth. So here’s a reminder that ticks are here with the warm weather and have already been attaching themselves to people. Here’s … Continue reading →