This is the second book in Dean Bennett's wildlife adventure series for children featuring Jasper, an aging beagle who lives with his adoptive parents, John and his wife Reggie, at their sporting camp in northern Maine. Here, Jasper befriends a young loon who was born late in the nesting season and who misses the fall migration, staying behind as ice closes in on the pond adjacent to the camp.

This is the second book in Dean Bennett's wildlife adventure series for children featuring Jasper, an aging beagle who lives with his adoptive parents, John and his wife Reggie, at their sporting camp in northern Maine. Here, Jasper befriends a young loon who was born late in the nesting season and who misses the fall migration, staying behind as ice closes in on the pond adjacent to the camp.