- Date
- 1988-09
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- birdswildlifeconservationenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Jayne Lilly’s September 1988 loon report described unusually poor chick success on Beaver Island and raised possible explanations including acid rain, human lake use, predators, and disease. It also noted a fall congregation of loons before migration and thanked local observers.
Evidence limits
This is a volunteer observation report and speculation, not a population survey or causal finding.
Sources
- Reports unusually low chick success on Beaver Island, speculation about acid rain, human use, predators, or disease, and a fall congregation of loons before migration; Jayne Lilly credits local observers and Jacque LaFreniere. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1988-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-two-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and preserves the loon report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island loon report records poor chick success and fall congregation, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-loon-fledging-report-1988/, accessed [date], citing Loon News, Beaver Beacon, September 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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