more loon info
Ackerman, Bruce (ACKERMAN_B@harpo.dep.state.fl.us)
Fri, 14 Mar 1997 10:19:48 -0500 (EST)
great update on loons
We also had some high loon mortality in 1996 and 1997 in southwest Florida.
Loons seem to be more susceptible to red tide in the late winter, when the loons
are molting in the spring, and can't fly away from it. Most of the other seabirds
are not immobilized by molting.
Dr. Bruce B. Ackerman (Manatee biologist and bird watcher)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Marine Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue S.E.
St. Petersburg Florida 33701-5095
W: 813-896-8626
FAX 813-893-1270
ackerman_b@harpo.dep.state.fl.us
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