Acknowledgments

We would like to especially thank Kate Taylor of BioDiversity Research Institute for all her efforts, particularly with the compilation of linear and mass metric data. Without her dedication this account would have been less comprehensive. We would also like to thank the following individuals for major contributions and review: Jeff Fair, Fairwinds Wildlife Services in Anchorage, Alaska; Kevin Kenow, U.S. Geological Survey, LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Jay Mager, Northern Ohio University; Andrew Major, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Concord, New Hampshire; Mike Meyer, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Kenneth Munney, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Concord, New Hampshire; Tamara Mills, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska; Walter Piper, Chapman University, California; Bob Russell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Harry Vogel, Loon Preservation Committee. A hearty thank you goes to the following people that provided written or verbal information that helped make this plan current: Dave Adams, Richard Baker, Gael Bissell, Dave Boertmann, Andre Breault, Neil Burgess, Andrea Cerovski, G. Conway, John Cooley, Tom Cooley, Chris DeSorbo, Steve Gniadek, Wing Goodale, Bob Gullett, Ginger Gumm, Bill Hanson, Eric Hanson, Joe Kaplan, Lynn Kelly, Joe Kerekes, Dave Kramar, Darwin Long, Chris MacNulty, Amy McMillan, Terry McEneaney, Don McNicol, J. Marcino, Matt Mitro, Larry Neel, J. Nyeland, Dwayne Paige, Pam Perry, A. Peterson, Mark Pokras, Dan Poleschook, Jordan Prouty, Ken Roblee, J. Rodrigue, Lucas Savoy, Joel Schmutz, Nina Schoch, Rocky Spencer, Paul Spitzer, Russ Weeber, Dave Yates, and Gary Zimmerman. Darwin Long provided valuable new information on the loon’s first basic and alternate molt sequences. Joan Page conducted numerous data inquiries using databases from BioDiversity Research Institute and New Hampshire’s Loon Preservation Committee. D. Paciello provided secretarial help with the first version. We also thank Sharon Martel for her careful review and her attention to details of the literature cited section and data tables.