Adirondack loon count tops 1,000 birds for first time in 24 years

For the first time in 24 years, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation counted more than 1,000 of the beloved aquatic ...

This Iconic Minnesota Bird Needs a Football Field of Water Just to Take Off

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

Rare leucistic loon the bird of a lifetime for Whitefish photographer

I always say it’s my next shot,” said Whitefish photographer Tony Gangemi. “I have thousands of favorite shots, but you’re ...
CBS News

The "Loon Lady" on a mission to protect Minnesota's state bird: "We need to do better"

It's peak summer on Minnesota's Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. "So it sounds like a territorial challenge that's starting," said Sheila Johnston, listening ...
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Elevated PCBs and toxins detected in loon eggs from NH lakes

The Loon Preservation Committee has found elevated levels of PCBs, dioxin-like compounds and chlordane in loon eggs collected from Province Lake, Effingham and Pool Pond in New Hampshire, indicating ...