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 ...

A common loon swims in the Monterey Bay close to the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on a recent afternoon. These birds are common winter residents in Monterey Bay, often spotted in harbors, near shore, ...

One misty day in mid-December, a friend and I walked the little Fish Creek Trail. At the side of the pond, a small gray bird was bobbing up and down on a gray rock — a dipper! A bit later, we saw it ...

A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Its striking calls and black ...

Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservationists say the birds aren't out of the woods yet. Maine is home to a few ...

Muskoka’s lakes are some of the most important breeding habitats for common loons anywhere in the world, but Birds Canada says the iconic birds are raising fewer chicks than three decades ago, making ...