Today is National Loon Day, and it's the first time it has actually been celebrated. Mar. 13 marks the 65th anniversary of the common loon becoming Minnesota's state bird. Minnesota has the largest ...

A common loon swims in the Monterey Bay close to the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on a recent afternoon. These birds are common winter residents in Monterey Bay, often spotted in harbors, near ...

Common Loons are known for forming strong long term pair bonds and returning to the same nesting lake year after year. These ...

Rhode Island has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth using settlement funds from a 2003 oil spill. The Bouchard ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Environmental Police are reminding ice anglers to follow state fishing laws by using non-lead tackle when out on local lakes. Police stated that the use of ...

Achieving takeoff requires a clear aquatic runway measuring nearly 1 football field in length. The 12-pound weight and specific foot placement make terrestrial movement almost impossible.

Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal captured the state’s wild, lake-centered identity as clearly as this sleek, red ...

A loon and its chick on Contoocook Lake last year. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript Credit: STAFF PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI Sign up for the Transcript's daily newsletter and get essential news each day.

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 ...

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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, ...

As temperatures cooled in early December, many of New Hampshire’s smaller lakes froze over, some with common loons still lingering on the water. The Loon Preservation Committee responded to multiple ...