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

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

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CROSSLAKE — The National Loon Center in Crosslake recently announced that U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith each requested that a Senate appropriations subcommittee designate $1,700,000 in ...

DULUTH — A citizen science effort that began 30 years ago and has accumulated reams of data on Minnesota's loon population still needs more volunteers to check for loons on northern lakes this summer.

A young loon riding on its mother’s back. A new study in Wisconsin shows loon chicks are declining as water clarity worsens due to increased runoff from heavy rains spurred by climate change.

The early results for the 2025 Loon Preservation Committee’s census are not promising, as it appears that changes in climate in the state are making it too hot for the birds to breed well. Harry Vogel ...

MONTPELIER — Few birding experiences rival hearing the haunting call of the loon or seeing them glide by in protected coves on a lake. However, for the birds’ protection, Vermont Fish and Wildlife is ...

On the New Hampshire lake where I spend much of the summer, loon calls are so common that I sometimes take them for granted. The sounds of the common loon are iconic of the wilderness and have been ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Loon lovers from around the world are cheering for “Gilligan,” a young loon who is still swimming in open water on the Crow Wing chain of lakes, near Nevis, Minnesota, weeks after ...