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Natural Wonders

February 24th, 2026

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Reading from the book Wrong Tree Adventures in Wildlife Biology by Jeff Wilsonand published in 2022 by Cornerstone Press in Stevens Point;

To have heard loons calling on a lake in northern Wisconsin is to be spellbound. We will learn what work has been done to understand their unique physiology and their lives from raising chicks in summer to their migration routes and wintering areas. 

One study using implanted satellite transmitters resulted in deeper knowledge of their lives wintering in the Gulf of Mexico. 

In addition, a story of a rescue in a remote area because someone DID bring their cell phone.