Botulism is killing Great Lakes birds
Some 8,000 died in 2007, including 2,000 loons
February 4, 2008
BY TINA LAM
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
Counting dead birds along Lake Michigan's Upper Peninsula shoreline last November was mind-numbing, even emotional for wildlife biologist Joe Kaplan. Hundreds of loons, cormorants, gulls, long-tailed ducks and grebes were scattered across the sand, washed up and rotting. CLICK for story
BUD - (1. lost a one dollar bet by predicting that Hillary would win 60% of the Super Tuesday delegates. (2. Has been swimming nearly every day (3. May commit hara-kiri over the slowness of dial-up blogging.
FELIX - has returned from his travels out east. He tells a great story of trying to look up someone he met a long time ago only to find that the person has died bu that the family went to great trouble to accommodate him and make him feel welcome.
MARSHA - has been visiting in Florida and will return to Carolina today.
SPARTY - (1. says that the snowfall in mid Michigan has already made this one of the snowiest winters in history and that there is still 6 weeks to go. (2. He won a $1 bet.
ALICE - leaves Wednesday evening for a long weekend in warmer and sunnier places.
BILL from WNNCO - says that in the middle of plowing out his tenants, friends and neighbors, the alternator went out in the truck, and so a repair job in 15 inches of snow was necessary.
GIGI -(1. got stuck in the snow twice and both times good samaritans came along and rescued her. (2. She also sent a great picture of grandchildren getting their picture taken with the Governor of Michigan.
JERRY - sent along this enormously sexist bit of humor that turned up in his inbox. Which sex should be more insulted by this example is a good question.
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