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It's the call of the common loon. This bird, whose ancestors roamed the earth 65 million years ago, can be found on Wisconsin's northern lakes in the summer. They come here to breed and raise their young. Come fall, they head to the ocean coasts to overwinter.
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The Loon, as this interesting species of Diver is generally called in the United States, is a strong, active, and vigilant bird. When it has acquired its perfect plumage, which is not altered in colour at any successive moult, it is really a beautiful creature;
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www.50states.com/bird/loon.htm
www.50states.com/bird/loon.htm
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Loon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The loons (North America) or divers (UK/Ireland) are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia (Europe, Asia and debatably Africa). All living species of l...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on loon (bird), any of five species of diving birds constituting the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae. ... bird (order Gaviiformes) also called diver ... The common loon, or great northern diver (G. immer), is the most abundant loon in North America, and its haunting voice, heard in summer...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Arctic loon (bird), ...and internal air sacs. ... description (in loon (bird)) ... (Young loons, however, are buoyant and pop up like corks from their first attempts at dives.) Loons are generally found singly or in pairs, but some species, especially the Arctic loon,
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The Loon. Loons in British Columbia, Canada. A BC Bird Watching Guide. ... Description - This common loon has a large, heavy body with a thick and pointed black bill. In the breeding season the plumage, head and neck are black with white bands on the neck and white spots on the back;
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www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/birds/loon.htm
www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/birds/loon.htm
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The starting page of the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey, a volunteer survey of Common Loons across Canada, coordinated by Bird Studies Canada. ... Canadian Lakes Loon Survey ; Bird Studies Canada ; P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada N0E 1M0 ; Tel: 1-888-448-2473 Fax: 519-586-3532 ; Questions about the CLLS?
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www.bsc-eoc.org/cllsmain.html
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Size: L: 80 cm. Wt: 3600-4500g. Males and females similar. ... Breeding: thick, black bill; crown and nape blackish; white, striped markings on neck; white mottling on black back and wings; white on breast and under wings. ... Winter: bill greyish, crown and nape dark grey; throat and breast white; back mottled grey and white.
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www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/birds/speciesacc/accounts/loons...
www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/birds/speciesacc/accounts/loons/immer/account.htm
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