- Dates
- 2012-10-19 – 2012-10
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- birdswildlifeconservationpublic-service
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The November 2012 Beaver Beacon reports renewed avian botulism on Beaver Island beaches, including more than fifty birds along part of Sand Bay after the late-October storms. The forum documents earlier warnings, local counts at multiple beaches, transfer-station coordination, and a planned cleanup.
Evidence limits
The newspaper and forum preserve field reports and response plans; neither establishes the disease source, a complete island-wide count, or the final outcome of the cleanup.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2012, "Avian Botulism."Reports birds washing onto Island beaches, the transfer station's acceptance of bagged carcasses, and Jacque LaFreniere's effort to organize a Sand Bay response after more than fifty birds were reported along part of the beach. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held November issue scan confirms the avian-botulism report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-11_Beaver-Beacon
- A local organizer relayed a Tip of the Mitt warning that conditions were favorable for an avian-botulism outbreak, requested fresh bird carcass reports for necropsy, and warned about pet exposure. A later reply reported one gull but no diagnostic result. This documents early community monitoring, not a confirmed outbreak or laboratory finding.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005439
- A local organizer reported more than twenty dead loons along one Redding Trail section and additional birds at several beaches, then organized collection, transfer-station intake, species counts, and a planned Sand Bay cleanup. The cleanup was later cancelled for weather. These are contemporaneous local observations and response logistics, not a diagnostic survey or complete island count.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005644
- A local organizer summarized the 2012 Tip of the Mitt report as recording 118 loon fatalities on Beaver Island and recruited Beach Rangers for future counts. This is a secondary local summary of the report, useful for continuity but not a substitute for the underlying survey.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006089
Added 6 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island monitors renewed avian-botulism die-off on its beaches”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-avian-botulism-monitoring-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2012, "Avian Botulism." (and 4 further sources listed on the page).
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