This Iconic Minnesota Bird Needs a Football Field of Water Just to Take Off

Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal ...

Adirondack loon count tops 1,000 birds for first time in 24 years

For the first time in 24 years, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation counted more than 1,000 of the beloved aquatic ...
Birds & Blooms on MSN

American dipper: The only aquatic songbird

The American dipper is a songbird that prefers water to the skies! Learn what the bird looks like and where you're likely to ...

The sound of this one specific bird from Age of Empires keeps haunting me through pop songs, movies, and across other games

Videogames aren't as hooked on loon sonics as movies and music are, though once you know what you're listening for, the ...
Mother Jones

We Know What’s Killing Loons and How to Stop It. So Why Are They Still Dying?

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in ...
Times Union

‘That’s not a duck; that’s a loon!’ Icebound bird rescued in Catskill

CATSKILL — Known for their brilliant black and white markings, red eyes and unmistakable call, loons are an evolutionary masterpiece. Except when it comes to walking. Advertisement Article continues ...
KPLC

Bird watchers look for loons at Lake Charles lakefront

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Every Wednesday until Dec.31, the Gulf Coast Bird Club is gathering on the Lakeside of Port Wonder to try their chances at spotting a loon. The common loon visits Louisiana ...
WBUR

Results from the 2025 annual loon count indicate the population in Maine is healthy and stable

Since 1983, Mainers have fanned out across lakes and ponds across the state on the third Saturday in July to help count the Common Loon. The results from this summer's 42nd annual loon tally are in, ...
The Durango Herald

More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghostlike calls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservationists say the birds aren't out of the woods yet. Maine ...
Cape and Islands NPR

Spooky bird sounds just in time for Halloween

With All Hallows Eve rapidly approaching, I thought it was high time to explore the spookier side of birds. Specifically, spooky bird sounds. In my part of town there is a neighborhood famous for ...
The Conversation

Birds all over the world use the same sound to warn of threats

William Feeney receives funding from the Spanish National Research Council. He has previously received funding from the Queensland Government, Hermon Slade Foundation, Seaworld Research and Rescue ...
KRDO

The “Loon Lady” on a mission to protect Minnesota’s state bird: “We need to do better”

Minnesota (WCCO) — It’s peak summer on Minnesota’s Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. “So it sounds like a territorial challenge that’s starting,” said Sheila ...