# A new app could help streamline loon data by enabling citizens to log observations

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Podcast: [Weekend Edition Saturday](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekend-edition-saturday-1453543)
Published: 2026-06-20T11:41:01+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kuow.org/stories/a-new-app-could-help-streamline-loon-data-by-enabling-citizens-to-log-observations
Audio file: https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesat/2026/06/20260620_wesat_a_new_app_could_help_streamline_loon_data_by_enabling_citizens_to_log_observations.mp3?t=progseg&e=nx-s1-5837430&p=7&seg=6&d=236&size=3789679
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Duration seconds: 236

## Resource

Loons, beloved American waterbirds, face threats from climate change and pollution. An oil spill settlement funds a new phone app helping non-scientists to aid research on these birds.

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