Loons are swimming and diving birds. They have very distinctive bodies: long and low-slung with spear-like beaks and blood-red eyes. In addition to their unusual bodies, they have an eerie, haunting ...

There really is nothing common about the common loon. From its eerily haunting calls, iridescent plumage, brilliant scarlet-red eyes, legs set awkwardly far back and large webbed feet, to its pure ...

One of two common loons observed riding the waves near Matagorda Beach on Jan. 25. Gulf Coast Bird Observatory is continuing to survey for nonbreeding shorebirds along the Upper Texas Coast this ...

Wyoming’s small population of about 50 common loons is related to those found in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to recent genetic results — not closer populations that nest in Montana ...