To heft their bodies into the air, loons need a long runway, much like an airplane getting ready for a flight. These loons require as much as 600 feet of open water to eventually get into the air. Did ...

A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Its striking calls and black ...

There’s nothing more beautiful than the mournful wail of loons on a lake or pond in Maine. In this video contributed by Chris May, you can hear two loons talking to each other at sunset. Maine loons ...

Calls of the common loon are captivating and memory stirring. What would our northern and central Minnesota lakes be without this mournful cry and laughter of the wilderness? To appreciate loon calls ...

The common loon, an iconic Maine bird, will again be the focus of Maine Audubon's Loon Count next month. Credit: Courtesy of Maine Audubon The haunting wail of a common loon echoing across a lake or ...