The tremolo sounds like a quivering laugh that they use when they're being disturbed. The hoot, a softer bird call, is used ...

Why Minnesota chose the common loon as its state bird, and how its haunting call became the sound of summer 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 ...

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

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

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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in ...

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. Advertisement Article continues ...

SAYS THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW DRIFT. NEW THIS MORNING ON DAYBREAK. WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BIG FIRE IN LINCOLN. LOOK AT THESE FLAMES. REALLY MASSIVE UP THERE ON THE ROOF. THE FIRE BROKE ...

CATSKILL — Hudson Fire Department Dive Team members were called to Catskill on Saturday to save a bird trapped on the icy Catskill Creek. Members of the Catskill Fire Company saw Facebook posts ...

Firefighters from as far as 40 miles away were dispatched to Lincoln on Saturday night to extinguish a blaze that destroyed a home near Loon Mountain Resort. Lincoln Fire Chief Michael Weden said the ...