Wisconsin's loons are declining, project examines if the same is happening in Minnesota

Heavier rains and a rise in black flies making nesting more challenging for the state bird

People in life jackets observe a lake with tools.
Interns Emily Edler, Kate Marthens and Claudia Kodsuntie watch the shoreline for signs of loon nests. Edler and Marthens will spend most of the summer surveying the loons on the Whitefish Chain, while Kodsuntie is heading to Wisconsin to join the loon research team there.
Kirsti Marohn | MPR News