A loon floats on Great Pond in Rome on Saturday. The annual Loon Count is a project of Maine Audubon to collect data on the loon populations.
One of the more than 20 boats participating in the annual Loon Count passes by Saturday on Great Pond in Rome. The annual Loon Count is a project of Maine Audubon that involves collecting data on the loon population.
Richard LaBelle, right foreground, and Steven Schoeneck, back left, watch a loon as it swims on Saturday on Great Pond in Rome. The annual Loon Count is a project of Maine Audubon that involves collecting data on the loon population.
Steven Schoeneck, right, points to a loon as Frank Griffin, left, searches with his binoculars Saturday during the annual Loon Count on Great Pond in Rome. The annual Loon Count is a project of Maine Audubon that involves collecting data on the loon population.
Steven Schoeneck, of Houston, Texas, peers across Great Pond in Rome for loons during the annual Loon Count on Saturday. The annual Loon Count is a project of Maine Audubon to collect data on loon populations.
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