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June 28, 2009 in Outdoors
Ups and downs for loons, geese, swan
Loon killed, geese banded, swan relishes brood
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Common loons have been nesting at Yocum Lake in Pend Oreille County at least since 2001. The Yocum pair raised this single chick in 2007. This year, the male was killed, apparently by a gunshot wound, and the chick has disappeared. A reward is offered.Courtesy of Ginger Gumm and Dan Poleschook Jr.
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Washington waterfowl have been keeping an unusually high profile in the news this month.
Among the top recent stories:
Reward for loon killer: The carcass of an adult loon was found at Yocum Lake in Pend Oreille County on Monday after state wildlife officials had received a tip about foul play.
A Colville National Forest staffer searching the shoreline found the dead bird while members of the Loon Lake Loon Association patrolled the shoreline by kayak looking for evidence.
The loons, one of only 10 nesting pairs in northeastern Washington, had produced a chick this spring. …
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