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Loons are falling from the sky in Wisconsin
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Atmospheric conditions at high altitudes are causing ice to build up on migrating loons? bodies, causing them to land in dangerous situations, according to the Raptor Education Group. The Raptor Education Group, located in Antigo, Wisconsin, near Wausau, says they?ve received several calls this week of people finding loons stranded on the ground.

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