Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird in 1961 because lawmakers and bird experts agreed that no other animal ...

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 ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been ...

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 ...