MLive

Ope, she did it again: World’s oldest and most fruitful loon hatches two more chicks in U.P.

SENEY, MI – The oldest and most productive documented common loon in the world hatched another two chicks this breeding season. The female loon known to be at least 38 years old is called “Fe,” and ...
WBUR

Maine loon population dips for a second year, but biologists are optimistic about more chicks

The population of a beloved Maine bird, the common loon, dipped for the second straight year, but wildlife surveyors said they are heartened by an increased number of the bird's chicks. Maine has the ...
WMUR

Maine loon population dips for a second year, but biologists have optimism

The population of a beloved Maine bird, the common loon, dipped for the second straight year, but wildlife surveyors said they are heartened by an increased number of the bird's chicks.Maine has the ...
Daily Inter Lake

Conservation of common loon remains a priority

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.
MLive

World’s oldest male loon, once jilted, has new mystery mate at U.P. wildlife refuge

SENEY, MICH. -- It’s been an eventful summer for ABJ, the world’s oldest male common loon. The latest update? ABJ is a bachelor no more. To the surprise of Seney loon experts, who had assumed ABJ’s ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Ask the Master Naturalist: Ever wonder where Common Loons go in the winter?

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 ...