A pair of common loons appeared regularly for several years on a lake about 120 miles north of the Twin Cities when we lived there 20 years ago. The birds faithfully arrived each spring as soon as the ...

ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A popular bird found here in Michigan is currently in its nesting period in lakes across our region. The warm weather is here and that means more people are out ...

ELK RAPIDS, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The nonprofit organization Paddle Antrim is encouraging paddlers keep their distance from common loons, as the birds are currently in their nesting season. The ...

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.

ANTRIM COUNTY — Paddle Antrim is asking the public to help protect Common Loons during their nesting season. Loons, considered a threatened species in Michigan, breed in various locations along the ...

People in the Upper Midwest were gifted with many natural wonders, including a bounty of lakes and wildlife. It's a leading reason the region has a generations-long "cabin culture." If one species ...

Q: A group of eight loons, all appearing to be adults, suddenly showed up in late July at our lake in north central Minnesota. They were swimming in a close-knit group, and we’ve never seen anything ...

Tony Gangemi has captured a variety of subjects in his roughly four decades as a photographer. For the last seven years, his ...

A chick feeds on Bald Hill Pond in Westmore VT in 2019. Photo courtesy of Lorna Kane-Rohloff These days, birds are susceptible to a scourge of threats — pests, diseases, habitat loss and climate ...

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 ...

The eerie and melodic call of the common loon is not an invitation to get closer. Consider the call a signal that says, "I’m here, so pay attention." Necropsy results for Vermont’s oldest loon ...

Jul. 30—Around the early 1980s, lakes in Montana began buzzing with the increasing noise of boats and motorized personal watercraft. While people were having fun in the sun, they were unknowingly ...