Loon

In 2010, Noreen Dertinger finally spotted her first loon chick on Lake Kennebec. Unfortunately, it did not survive the year.

Mysterious drop in loon population prompts cross-border collaborations in North America

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Loons are having fewer and smaller chicks, which are less likely to survive. Most surprisingly, young, non-breeding adults are also dramatically in decline — but no one knows why. Volunteers from Canada and the United States are on a quest for answers. 

A common loon swimming on Gull Lake in Ontario, Canada. The loon already appears on Canadian currency, and it may soon be the country's national bird.

Canadians vote for a national bird, and the loon is in the lead

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Loon Crosses the Lake

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New England Loons: Poisoned from Lead

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Uncommon Loon Tunes

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BirdNote® Recording Sounds with Gerrit Vyn

Perseverance and patience are among the qualities required to record yellow-billed loons in Alaska’s tundra.