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Loon Outreach and Education
The Citizen Scientist’s Role in Common Loon Research
by Hope Rogers, BRI Science Communications Intern 2020
The Common Loon is one of many North American species that has risen to prominence as a symbol of regional identity and connection to wilderness. By contributing data to citizen science organizations like Journey North, a program that tracks migration patterns and seasonal changes, local volunteers provide key information that can help protect species like the Common Loon for years to come.
Sharing Lakes with Loons
Download a copy of our outreach brochure, Sharing Lakes with Loons. This brochure succinctly describes how to interpret loon behavior, how to safely recreate on lakes with loons, and how to protect loons from lead poisoning, the most significant cause of mortality to adult loons.
Promote your Lake Association
If you would like a custom copy of this brochure created with your logo for your state or lake organization, please contact Deb McKew at deborah.mckew@briwildlife.org.
Citizen Science: Have You Seen a Banded Loon?
Color-marking and resighting efforts are essential tools for loon conservation; they allow researchers to monitor breeding individuals, calculate annual return rates to territories, and determine stability of breeding populations.
Help Contribute to Loon Conservation
If you have encountered a color-banded loon, then you can help our efforts by reporting your observations through this easy google form.
Citizen Science: Bald Eagle and Common Loon Interactions
Submit your observation though our Bald Eagle and Common Loon Conflict/Interaction Form
As part of a collaborative effort among wildlife researchers to better understand the effect of increasing Bald Eagle populations on Common Loon populations, BRI is seeking information on observed interactions between the two species. If you have observed an interaction between Bald Eagles and Common Loons, please click to fill out our Bald Eagle and Common Loon Conflict/Interaction Form.
