Beaver Island loon update reports chick losses and continued predation risk, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-07
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: wildlifebirdsconservationenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July loon report updates the June issue: chicks at Barney’s and Green’s were lost, while three chicks at Font were reported alive. The article discusses possible predator and disturbance pathways but labels the exact causal theory speculative.

Sources

“LOON NEWS,” Beaver Beacon, July 28, 1989.
Reports losses at Barney's and Green's, three surviving chicks at Font at the time of publication, and a speculative discussion of predation and human disturbance. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-two-page July issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island loon update reports chick losses and continued predation risk, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-loon-chick-predation-update-1989/, accessed [date], citing “LOON NEWS,” Beaver Beacon, July 28, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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