JUST DEER by Ralph Bice August 8, 1973 In spite of the fact that a few places have deer, not many but some, they are still very scarce back in the woods. Have been told of several areas close to settlements where there are a few. Some have been seen back in the woods but […]
ABOUT LOONS by Ralph Bice From Wednesday, June 4, 1975 Couple of issues back I entitled a column Geese and Loons, and then found out I had a lot to say about geese and never did get around to saying anything about loons. So this will make up for what I missed in that story. […]
SUMMER ADVANCES (1973) Not nice to realize that in another three weeks it will be almost August. It will be some time before we notice the days getting shorter, but if July and August go as quickly as May and June, summer will not be here long. While ago I mentioned a loon’s nest in […]
LOONS DECREASE Researchers are saying that the loons’ reproductive success has declined since the 1960s and that decrease correlates directly with the quality of water in the Great Lakes. “Loons are really good indicators of the health of the aquatic ecosystem,” said Kristin Bianchini, a researcher at Birds Canada and Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. […]
ABOUT LOONS Much of this information is provided by Kathy Jones (Volunteer Manager, Ontario Programs and the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey) and Dr. Doug Tozer (Director, Waterbirds and Wetlands), Birds Canada. Should your memory be flickering, Tozer’s father Ron was an Algonquin Park Naturalist and his mother Pat a founding General Manager of The Friends […]
