There really is nothing common about the common loon. From its eerily haunting calls, iridescent plumage, brilliant scarlet-red eyes, legs set awkwardly far back and large webbed feet, to its pure ...

Pam Perry didn’t need a DNR education to know the importance of the common loon to Minnesotans. Perry, DNR nongame wildlife lake specialist in the Brainerd area, grew up around the sights and sounds ...

A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. A migratory diver of the ...