- Date
- 2009-05
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Barney’s Lake
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- wildlifeconservationeducation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 2009 Beaver Beacon reported that a pair of white swans had occupied the small Barney’s Lake island where loons usually nested, displacing the loons to another protected site if they could find one. The issue also noted eagle sightings on the south side of the harbor as the ice melted.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper observation and caption, not a wildlife census, species survey, or independently verified account of nesting success or displacement.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2009, "White Loons."Reports a pair of white swans occupying the small island on Barney's Lake where loons usually nested, and notes eagle sightings on the south side of the harbor as the ice melted. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held May issue scan confirms the wildlife observation and cover/back-cover captions.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon reports white swans occupying the loon nesting island on Barney's Lake, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-white-swans-displace-loons-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2009, "White Loons." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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