The ice is starting to form on Taylor Pond and the open water is slowly disappearing. A variety of ducks stop off on their migration south. Mallards, Common Loons, Wood Ducks, Hooded and Common Mergansers all breed on the pond in the summer. In the fall, Ring-neck Ducks, Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads and Ruddy Ducks will appear. Flocks of Canada Geese find shelter on the pond in the evenings after feeding in distant fields. Their honking calls can be heard at night as they talk to each other.