A loon makes its way across Great Pond in Belgrade on Saturday morning. The 31st annual Maine Audubon Loon Count took place on Saturday throughout the state.

Chip Bessey, of Waterville, shows his 8-year-old grandson Jack Kidwell the sector of Great Pond in Belgrade they were responsible for covering during the 31st annual Maine Audubon Loon Count on Saturday.

Casey Mitchell, 11, of Lowell, Mass., scans the surface of Great Pond in Belgrade for loons while taking part in the 31st annual Maine Audubon Loon Count with her grandmother Bette Jane Bessey, of Waterville, top, and other family members on Saturday.

More than 900 people throughout the state took part in the 31st annual Maine Audubon Loon Count on Saturday. Chip Bessey, of Waterville, lower left, and family members spot some loons while participating in the count on Great Pond in Belgrade. From left to right is Bessey, his wife Bette Jane, granddaughter Morgan Kidwell, 15, granddaughter Casey Mitchell, 10, daughter Jennifer Kidwell, grandson Jack Kidwell, 8, and granddaughter Abigail Mitchell, 11, front right.