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LoonWatch Announces New Coordinator

LoonWatch asks you to join us in welcoming our new coordinator, Amber Roth! Amber comes from Rhinelander, WI where she worked for the Wisconsin DNR as a research technician. Amber has a good deal of hands-on loon experience from herPhoto by Ginger Gumm work, and is very excited to be joining the LoonWatch program. Amber will be joining us during the second week of May, so keep your eyes open for her at the upcoming events on the LoonWatch calendar!

2005 STO Loon Research Award Announced

The LoonWatch Advisory Council has choosen Meggin Weinandt of Northern Michigan University as the recipient of the 2005 Sigurd T. Olson Loon Research Award. Meggin's research, titled Assessing the Conservation Implications of Common Loon Parasites: Black Flies, Haematozoans, and the Loon Immune Response. Meggin's research will occur in two parts. First, she will study the chemical and visual cues used by certain species of black fly to identify their apparently exclusive food source--the Common Loon. The second part of her research will examine the blackflies ability to transmit blood parasites between loons and the resulting effects on the loon population. We look forward to reading her results!

2005 Loon Appreciation Week Poster Winner!

LoonWatch is proud to announce Hank Krizman of Anchorage, Alaska as the winner of the 2005 Loon Appreciation Week Poster contest. Hank's image (at right) features a loon family with two chicks. Those who take a closer look at the picture will be interested to see that the two chicks are actually fighting with eachother--a common behavior as the siblings establish their pecking order and one that can lead to the death of the weaker chick.

If you are interested in ordering a 2005 Loon Appreciation Week Poster, please download an ordering form. If you wish to view the poster text on the reverse side, you can download that here (warning: large file size).

Find more news items and articles in the Fall 2004 Tremolo. If you are interested in reading about loons, lakes and the LoonWatch program, the latest Tremolo newsletters are available for your reading pleasure!

In the 2005 Calendar:

April 28-30
Wisconsin Association of Lakes Conference, Green Bay, WI *
May 1-7
Loon Appreciation Week
May 7
Wild Bird Weekend, Minnesota Zoo*
May 21
Birding Festival, North Lakeland Discovery Center, Manitowish Waters, WI*
June 6
Registration Deadline for Loon Ranger and Speakers' Bureau Workshops
June 7
Vilas County Lakes Association Annual Meeting, Eagle River, WI*
June 11
Loon Ranger Workshop 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Speakers' Bureau Training 1:30-4 p.m., Hayward Rod and Gun Club, Hayward, WI
June 18
Loon Ranger Workshop 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Speakers' Bureau Training 1:30-4 p.m., Congregational Church, Eagle River, WI
July 16
2005 Wisconsin Loon Population Survey, 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.
July 23
2005 Wisconsin Loon Population Survey rain date, 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.
August 3
Mercer Loon Day in Mercer, WI* (Tentative)
 
* The LoonWatch display and a program representative will be at this event