TEACHER CAPTURES IMAGES OF 'VERY RARE' BIRD NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN US "I never saw [the white loon] again… until one day this spring, I was driving out to the shoreline of that same lake, and ...

The Legislature named the common loon as Minnesota’s state bird in 1961 in large part because it’s so distinctive, with its white-spangled black plumage, long black bill and those Morocco red ...

The bird scientists noted that the loon migrated throughout Minnesota, was easy to spot on a lake and — in a tip of the hat to marketing concerns — would reproduce well in promotional photos.

These beautiful photos and the competition are particularly poignant now as experts report that half the world’s bird species are in decline, with more than one in eight at risk of extinction.

Loon-like ancient bird might be modern duck's ancestor By Wu Chong (China Daily) Updated: 2006-06-16 05:55. If it dives like a duck, has webbed feet like a duck and flies like a duck, is it a duck?

Minnesota's State Bird the Common Loon is the American Birding Association's 2025 Bird of the Year. Here are some fun facts to know about Loons. Skip Navigation ...

The loon became Minnesota’s state bird in 1961. Spurred by the work of Dr. Judith McIntyre and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, programs focused on protecting and learning more ...

Very Rare Yellow-Billed Loon Visits the Las Vegas Strip, Hangs Out in the Bellagio Fountains The out-of-place bird prompted the hotel to put its famed fountain show on hold before biologists ...