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

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

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- On March 13, 1961, the common loon was adopted as Minnesota's official state bird. The loon, known for its exquisite diving skills and long yodel call, was actually not the first ...

Loons are water birds with wolf-like calls and incredible diving skills. Learn about the five species, their habitats and why ...

I always say it’s my next shot,” said Whitefish photographer Tony Gangemi. “I have thousands of favorite shots, but you’re ...

The common loon is an uncommon bird, one of five loon species sharing a long history, and believed to be most closely related to — wait for it — penguins. The other four loons are Pacific, Arctic, red ...

A common loon flaps its wings, which are short in comparison to its body size. Loons' small wings require them to get a running start to fly, according to Montana Loon Society President Lynn Kelly.

It’s called the common loon, but this agile water bird known for its mournful cry is anything but common in our corner of America. In summers of long ago, loons raised their chicks in lakes as far ...

MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...