Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Common Loon
Lead and Loons
By Howard Meyerson Τom Cooley has examined a lot of dead loons during the past 27 years. They appear every year, dead on beaches and inland lakes where cottage owners, researchers, national park volunteers, or Michigan Department of Natural Resources … Continue reading
Making Life Better for Birds: Peg and Tom Comfort
By Howard Meyerson Tom and Peg Comfort have a lot in common: an appreciation of natural places, a love of Torch Lake where they make their home and a strong dedication to making life better for birds, loons and bluebirds … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Bluebird, Common Loon, Conservation, Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, Environment, Loons, Michigan Audubon Society, Michigan Bluebird Society, National Parks Conservation Association, Nest box, North American Bluebird Society, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, The Loon Network, Wilderness Society
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Avian botulism kills off hundreds of loons and other birds
Nearly 300 loons and other birds have been reported dead along the shores of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The Detroit Free Press today reported that southwest and northwest winds in recent weeks caused the birds to wash ashore. Botulism … Continue reading
Michigan’s oldest banded loon dies from avian botulism
Michigan’s oldest banded loon died last weekend on a Lake Michigan beach, according to Michigan Audubon Society which reported that the 21-year-old loon died from avian botulism. The loon is known as “The Patriarch.” It was born in 1991 to … Continue reading
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Tagged Avian Botulism, Birds, Common Loon, Dave Evers, Environment, Joe Kaplan, Lake Michigan, Loons, Michigan Audubon Society, Nature, Northport, The Patriarch, Wildlife
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