There is a loon on Lake Calhoun 36th and Lake Calhoun Blvd. that I think is in trouble.
I first noticed it yesterday at 9 am at the shore in very shallow water--inches from the shore. It appeared to be eating small fish. It wouldn't see to me that this would be enough food for a big bird, but at the time I didn't think anything of it. This morning it was at the shore again and was not feeding and was fluttering its right leg in a strange fashion. It was like it was trying to shake something off. Though nothing was visible. A friend called around and was told to call the DNR conversation officer for the area. There was not answer at his number and she was told by his voice mail to call 651-582-1511. I am not confident they will find it unless they are around in the early morning. This is a very crowded lake and I expect that it will move from shore when the crowds pick up. I am going to check again this afternoon to see if it is still around. Any ideas or thoughts on this situation. Chris Morris ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
