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Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

It's peak summer on Minnesota's Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. "So it sounds like a territorial challenge that's starting," said Sheila Johnston, listening ...

Just over a month ago, as I was walking from my small office back to the house along a woodland trail bordered by the wetland, I heard the unmistakable call of a loon. The voice of the loon moved past ...

Six Mile Lake again has nesting loons, raising the possibility a chick might be produced for a second straight year. While ...

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.

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 ...

Alert readers of the print edition noticed a puzzling photo caption in my last column. When writing about gull identification it’s a good idea to identify the gulls in the photo properly. And I didn’t ...