Adirondack birding experts debate which bird call defines summer. Red-eyed vireo, common loon, and hermit thrush compete for ...

Spotify Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and ...

The loon has four different calls. The wail is most popular in films. Next is the tremolo, what wilderness advocate and writer Sigurd Olson called, "wild, rollicking laughter." ...

Its striking calls and black-and-white summer plumage have made it an emblem of Minnesota, where more of the birds live than in any other state except Alaska. The loon became Minnesota’s state ...

So convincing, in fact, that it fools the Merlin bird app, which identifies the audio of bird songs and calls. Merlin "hears" Stiles's call and reports that there's a loon nearby. Sponsor Message ...

Students performing calls of the thick billed raven, the Adélie penguin and the common loon took the top three prizes Thursday night when Piedmont’s Bird Calling Show returned to the Alan ...

Minnesota's State Bird the Common Loon is the American Birding Association's 2025 Bird of the Year. ... (If you're curious you can listen to Loon sounds by clicking here.) ...

This time of year, one of the most likely birds to cause mistaken sightings is the common merganser: a diving duck that, from a distance, can look like Michigan’s beloved common loon.

Minnesota's State Bird the Common Loon is the American Birding Association's 2025 Bird of the Year. ... (If you're curious you can listen to Loon sounds by clicking here.) ...

Minnesota's State Bird the Common Loon is the American Birding Association's 2025 Bird of the Year. Here are some fun facts to know about Loons. Skip Navigation ...