Author James Paruk will visit the Mercer Public Library on Monday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m. for a talk about Mercer’s favorite bird, the common loon, and his book, Loon Lessons: Uncommon encounters with the great northern diver.
The program is free and all are welcome.
Books will be available for sale.
From Paruk’s website: “Even those who know the loon’s call might not recognize it as a tremolo, yodel, or wail, and may not understand what each call means, how it’s made, and why. And those who marvel at the loon’s diving prowess might wonder why this bird has such skill, or where loons go when they must leave northern lakes in winter. For these and so many other mysteries, Loon Lessons provides evolutionary and ecological explanations that are curious and compelling. Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, the book is a compendium of knowledge about the common loon and an engaging record of scientific sleuthing, documenting more than twenty-five years of research into the great northern diver.