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Beaver Island Beacon reports returning swans, heron, and loons, 1989

Also 1989 spring bird observations · Beaver Island swans return

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TypeEvent
Date1989-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1989-04
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The April issue reports returning swans, a blue heron observed near the harbor, loons on Font Lake, and the spring disappearance of harbor ice.

Evidence limits

These are local newspaper observations, not a complete bird census, nesting survey, or calibrated ice record.

Sources

  1. Reports swans, an evening blue heron, loons on Font Lake, and the harbor becoming free of ice. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1989-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held eighteen-page issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Beacon reports returning swans, heron, and loons, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-bird-return-observations-1989/, accessed [date], citing “The swans are back in the harbor,” Beaver Beacon, April 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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