But loon hatchlings have a higher survival rate ... Fe produced at least seven chicks with a male named Dewlap.) Common loons are water birds that breed on freshwater lakes in the northern United ...

Two iced-in common loons were rescued ... Biologists from the Loon Preservation Committee helped free the birds. Loons need up to a quarter mile of open water to take off, and those that haven ...

DESCRIPTION: The yellow-billed loon shares the distinctive plumage of the common loon with its glossy black head ... yellow-billed loons are quite clumsy on land, placing their nests at water's edge ...

It can also take flight from water without a running start ... and productivity are declining in these strongholds. The Common Loon packs a higher emotional punch than many other species because ...