MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...

A very lucky loon was rescued by a Howard County, Maryland, couple after getting stuck in a precarious position on a local lake. The Howard County Bird Club noticed a common loon had landed in a ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- On March 13, 1961, the common loon was adopted as Minnesota's official state bird. The loon, known for its exquisite diving skills and long yodel call, was actually not the first ...

CROSSLAKE — Loon callers across Minnesota are invited to bring their best wail, hoot, tremolo or yodel to the Star of the North Loon Calling Contest. While these four calls of the loon are sounds ...

For those that have spent time on the many lakes of the northern United States and Canada, a loon's call is one of those magical sounds that can put a chill down your spine. The good news for ...

Common loon calls are captivating and memory-stirring for those of us who have spent time among the pines, firs, birches and crystal waters of the north. What would our northern lakes be without the ...