Lake Phalen this evening was completely ice-free, quite a contrast to this morning, when ice still covered about a third of the lake. There are still many loons and red-breasted mergansers, but I couldn't find any grebes. The loons were in 3 rafts of 8 - 12 each plus many singles.
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