CENTRAL, Minnesota — From Larry Backlund's backyard, you can hear all kinds of birds. "We've got a little bit of everything," Backlund said. "We've got swans; we've got geese; we've got eagles." But ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Loons trying to nest on Boardman Lake in Traverse City will get help from some two-legged friends. Grand Traverse Audubon Club will install a nesting platform to give breeding loons a ...

It’s nesting season in Northern Michigan for the beloved common loon. After our inland lakes have thawed, the unofficial bird of the North—the beloved common loon—returns to our waters. By May, loon ...

Loons are faring well in Minnesota. Minnesota's loon population is estimated at about 12,000, the most loons of any state in the Lower 48. The population is stable to slowly increasing, said Carrol ...

MONTPELIER — Few birding experiences rival hearing the haunting call of the loon or seeing them glide by in protected coves on a lake. However, for the birds’ protection, Vermont Fish and Wildlife is ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Biologists took a midnight cruise on a northern Minnesota lake to help a loon in distress. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a biologist with the U.S. Geological ...