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 ...

For those that have spent time on the many lakes of the northern United States and Canada, a loon's call is one of those magical sounds that can put a chill down your spine. The good news for ...

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 ...

One sunny morning in mid-September, a truck crunched over gravel in a Boonville marshaling yard, a parking lot where National Grid keeps construction equipment used in rebuilding transmission lines.

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.

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 ...