When: 4/18/20 from 11-1pm
Where:  Boulder Lake ELC

ALL ABOUT LOONS will include training on how to collect data & conduct loon observations on local lakes.  You will learn basic facts about loon behavior, migration, territorial disputes, vocalizations, nesting, chick rearing and recent research.   BRING YOUR QUESTIONS and MAKE A DIFFERENCE on your favorite lake.

Presenter Bio:  Sherry Abts - "Loon Ranger" / citizen scientist, has been observing loons and collecting data since 1993.  Her first experience was at Seney Wildlife Refuge in Michigan where she was fortunate enough to work with loon experts Dr.  David Evers and Dr. James Paruk. Sherry was also trained by Erica LeMoine of Northland College Wisconsin LOONWATCH program and has collected data on 14 lakes in Oconto County, Wisconsin for ten years.  The past 3 winters, she has volunteered with Dr.  Jay Mager as they collect data on "wintering" loons in Lake Jocassee, SC.  Presently Sherry also serves as the facilitator of Ely MN Loon Observation program. In August of 2014, Kevin Kenow of USGS needed to find loon juveniles for migration research. Sherry assisted on a couple of those night captures. Presently she is a retired teacher working part time at Laurentian Environmental Center, Britt, MN.