Randy,

As a follow-up to your post, I just rec'd the message shown below from a member of the TFF Property Owners group. She & her husband have been very active in studying Loons for the past 15-20years.

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"I wanted to let you all know that this week the US Geological Survey , in cooperation with the WI-DNR wildlife research group, fitted 7 of our TFF loons with satellite transmitters. This will allow them to track migration and see if our birds end up in the gulf oil spill area."

"Data for WI shows that about 25% of our migratory loons end up on the gulf. This is part of a larger migration study that is looking at routes, and also how many of our birds migrate through Lake Michigan where they have been having outbreaks of avian botulism. Jeff and I helped out with the captures and the birds look good."

"You might get a call from folks who see them as they have a small antennae sticking out from their back feathers."
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Tight Lines,

Tom502