ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) — A volunteer survey of loons in Wisconsin shows the population is strong. The Wisconsin Loon Population Survey estimates the number of loons at 4,350, an increase of about 9 percent from 2010. The chick population is estimated at 834, an increase of nearly 38 percent. More than 200 volunteers collected data in July 2015, surveying 204 lakes in 27 northern Wisconsin counties.
