Loons are crash landing in parts of Wisconsin, including one in a cow pasture. Raptor Education Group screengrab Migrating birds are crash landing in Wisconsin in what officials are calling a “loon ...

A chick feeds on Bald Hill Pond in Westmore VT in 2019. Photo courtesy of Lorna Kane-Rohloff These days, birds are susceptible to a scourge of threats — pests, diseases, habitat loss and climate ...

CATSKILL - Known for their brilliant black and white markings, red eyes and unmistakable call, loons are an evolutionary masterpiece. Except when it comes to walking. Built for swimming and diving, ...

Dozens of common loons – the mascot bird of the Northwoods – have fallen from the icy, sleeting skies of northern Wisconsin. The “loon fallout” phenomenon across April 19-20 this spring wasn’t just ...

Just over a month ago, as I was walking from my small office back to the house along a woodland trail bordered by the wetland, I heard the unmistakable call of a loon. The voice of the loon moved past ...

ANTIGO, Wis. (WLUC/Gray News) - Reports of loons falling out of the sky have been increasing in northern Wisconsin. It’s a phenomenon known as “loon fallout,” according to the Raptor Education Group.

A pair of common loons appeared regularly for several years on a lake about 120 miles north of the Twin Cities when we lived there 20 years ago. The birds faithfully arrived each spring as soon as the ...

It’s our final day celebrating Bird Week on Minnesota Live, and we couldn’t end the week without talking about loons, Minnesota’s state bird since 1961. Rob Rabasco works with the DNR’s Minnesota Loon ...