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.

Across the sunset stillness of a deserted northern lake, the unearthly wail of the common loon completed a lifetime memory. Loons were calling and the water was like glass. I was scuba diving in Lake ...

Dozens of common loons – the mascot bird of the Northwoods – have fallen from the icy, sleeting skies of northern Wisconsin. The “loon fallout” phenomenon across April 19-20 this spring wasn’t just ...

MILWAUKEE — In the world of wildlife watching, a "fallout" of birds on spring migration is typically eagerly anticipated by birders. It often occurs as flocks of birds get stalled out on their ...

This month we have a special column by a very qualified guest — Natasha Bartolotta, who is the Stewardship & Outreach Manager at the National Loon Center in Crosslake and a Minnesota Master Naturalist ...

Firefighters captured a common loon from open water on Cross Lake Saturday, Dec. 11, in an attempt to give the state bird a fighting chance to join the rest of its species in a warmer climate. The ...