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Green Visions: Where do loons go when winter winds start to blow?

The North 103.3 | By Chris Harwood
Published December 29, 2021 at 12:14 PM CST
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A common loon in the evening light at Big Sand Lake, Park Rapids, Minnesota
Lorie Shaull

The common loon is seemingly ever-present on lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the summertime. But where do they go in the winter? Dr. Walter Piper from the National Loon Center joins us this morning to talk about his research that is revealing more about the migration of the Northland’s favorite feathered friend.

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Chris Harwood
Chris Harwood is The North 1033’s Production Director and (acting) Program Director, a morning/daytime host, and the host of Soul Village. He is also a musician, a music historian, an audio engineer, and an avid record collector.
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