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	State Birds - Common Loon - Minnesota
		The young of the Loon are covered at birth with a kind of fl stiff down, and in a day or two after are led to the water by their mother.
		Having myself seen Loons pass and repass under boats, at the distance of several feet from the surface, and propel themselves both with their feet, and their half-extended wings, I am inclined to believe that when not wounded, and when pursuing their prey, they usually employ all the limbs.
		Although the flesh of the Loon is not very palatable, being tough, rank, and dark coloured, I have seen it much relished by many lovers of good-living, especially at Boston, where it was not unfrequently served almost raw at the table of the house where I boarded.
	www.flyingmobiles.com /html/statebirds/common_loon.htm (4400 words)

	NYS DEC Common Loon Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Referred to as the "spirit of northern waters," the Common Loon is recognized as a symbol of unspoiled wilderness.
		In New York, Common Loons breed on the lakes of the Adirondack Mountains and in the St. Lawrence River region.
		Common Loons prefer the quiet atmosphere of uninhabited lakes, but growing human populations create disturbances on these lakes as they are developed.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/colofs.html (738 words)

	Common Loon
		For a few weeks in midwinter, Common Loons are completely flightless as they undergo a complete molt of their flight feathers.
		Common Loons place their nests on land adjacent to a steep slope with access to the water or on floating bog mats; the nests are made of aquatic vegetation piled up and shaped by the body.
		In Pacific and Arctic loons, the border between the dark on the rear of the neck and the white on the front is a straight line.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /common_loon_info.htm (875 words)

	The Common Loon
		Loon parents are very protective of their young, and often shelter them in "nursery" areas or allow very young chicks to ride on their backs.
		Loons undergo a complete molt of their breeding plumage during the fall and are "dressed in drab" during the winter.
		Common Loons are designated as either "threatened" or a "species of special concern" in much of New England (except Maine), the upper Great Lakes region (except Minnesota), and the western United States.
	www.geocities.com /jjdox/Loons/loons.html (1038 words)

	Common Loon Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
		Common Loons have a broad patch of vertical white stripes on the side of the neck and a smaller patch on the upper foreneck.
		Common Loons are known for their distinctive calls, three of which are heard on summer breeding lakes.
		Common Loons generally lay 2 subelliptical to ovoid shaped eggs which vary from deep olive to light brown in color, with irregular dark brown or fl spots.
	fwp.mt.gov /fieldguide/detail_ABNBA01030.aspx (3062 words)

	Nearctica - Biomes - Northern Boreal Forest - Birds - Common Loon
		The Common Loon summers and breeds throughout the Northern Boreal Forest (Taiga) and the Arctic Tundra.
		Behavior: The call of the Common Loon is unforgetable and includes a combination of a plaintive ooo-AH-ooo with the AH syllable rising and a loud wailing laugh.
		Loons are extremely good divers and have been caught at depths of up to 200 feet.
	www.nearctica.com /biomes/boreal/bbird/loon.htm (364 words)

	Common Loon
		The caller is a common loon, one of the oldest ("most primitive") birds known.
		Loons are large birds, with wing spans approaching four feet, but they are also relatively heavy birds so the large wings are essential.
		Although loons mate for life and normally return to the same territory they occupied the previous year, a pair does not necessarily migrate together, and may not be reunited until the following year.
	www.bio.umass.edu /biology/conn.river/loon.html (586 words)

	The Loon. Bird Watching Loons
		In the breeding season the plumage, head and neck are fl with white bands on the neck and white spots on the back; in the winter the crown, hindneck and upperparts dark grey and the throat and underparts are white.
		The call of the loon, which occurs usually at night and during migration, is a loud, wailing laugh or a mournful yodel and has been described as "one of the most striking wilderness sounds, a strange, sad, mournful, unearthly cry, half laughing, half wailing".
		Loons nest on forested lakes and rivers and winter on coastal bays and oceans south to the Gulf Coast.
	www.fishbc.com /adventure/wilderness/birds/loon.htm (185 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - The Common Loon
		When disturbed the loon folds its wings against its body and swims upright in what is called a penguin dance.
		Loons are fast in the water, but have trouble walking on land.
		In some native legends the loon is a bird of magical powers, in others a messenger or a symbol of power.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/loon.htm (707 words)

	Common Loon (Gavia immer)
		The Common Loon rarely comes onto land except during mating and the nesting period.
		Due its heavy body, the loon is unable to fly directly from land.
		There are four main calls: a wail that is similar to the howl of a coyote, an undulating yodel, a soft hooting call, and a tremulous alarm call (sometimes referred to as "loon laughter").
	www.nenature.com /CommonLoon.htm (207 words)

	DNR - Common Loon (Gavia immer)
		Common loons are best known for their almost violent mating dances and eerie wails, that make them symbolic of our wild northern lakes and marshes.
		Since their webbed feet are located at the back of their bodies, instead of underneath, common loons are unable to walk on land or take-off from land, but are extremely powerful swimmers and very skillful at catching their diet of fish, frogs, crayfish, leeches and aquatic insects.
		Common loons are known to breed throughout northern North America and northern Europe, a range that generally equates to the extent of boreal coniferous and northern hardwood forests.
	www.michigan.gov /dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12202-32587--,00.html (970 words)

	Maine Secretary of State Kid's Page - Wildlife
		The common loon, Gavia Immer, is larger and colored differently than the red-throated loon, and is found throughout the state except along the coast and in extreme southwestern Maine.
		The common loon displays distinctive plumage with fl head and neck and white necklace; the eyes are red.
		Loon landings have often been described as “controlled crashes.” Because they are so vulnerable on land, loons build their nests on the waters edge usually leaving them unconcealed.
	www.state.me.us /sos/kids/allabout/wildlife/loon.htm (347 words)

	Common Loon - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Common Loon, common name for a large diving bird found on wooded lakes and along the coasts of the United States, Canada, Greenland, and Europe.
		Loon, common name for five species of diving birds having heavy, straight, sharp-edged bills; heavy and elongated bodies; short, slender, pointed...
		Grebe, common name for any member of an order of water birds, superficially resembling ducks and loons, but entirely unrelated to either.
	encarta.msn.com /Common_Loon.html (141 words)

	The Common Loon
		The Common Loon, Gavia Immer, is perhaps one of natures best indicators of an undisturbed habitat, virtually free from overpopulation, contaminates and other known human disturbances.
		Although common loons are thought to mate for life, banding studies show that they will sometimes switch mates after failed nesting attempts, even between nesting in the same season.
		Because the loon is at the top of its food chain; they can ingest high amounts of mercury through their diet of fishes.
	vivmiller.tripod.com /Viviansweb/id10.html (1234 words)

	Common Loon
		Loons are water birds like ducks, geese, and grebes, but they are classified separately by scientists.
		The Common Loon is the species best known to most of us, as its breeding range lies across most of Canada.
		All five species of loons migrate to warmer areas around the Gulf of Mexico and on the east and west coasts of North America to winter, and return to northern lakes to breed when the ice melts in spring.
	www.ns.ec.gc.ca /wildlife/loons (139 words)

	Loon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Similar to grit eaten by chicken, these gastroliths may assist the loon's gizzard in crushing the hard parts of the loon's food (the exo-skeletons of crustaceans and the bones of frogs and salamanders), as prey is swallowed whole.
		The loons were formerly often considered to be the most ancient of the northern hemisphere bird families; this idea grew basically out of the perceived similarity of shape and (probably) habits beween loons and the entirely unrelated extinct Cretaceous order Hesperornithiformes.
		The Common Loon is the national bird of Canada and is depicted on the Canadian one-dollar coin, which has come to be known affectionately as the loonie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Loon (1304 words)

	Mercer Wisconsin - All About Loons
		A loon’s location of breeding, number of adults and young, and time of residence on particular waterways are crucial for determining the loon’s status and survival rate in Wisconsin.
		Loons are territorial birds and generally only one pair is found on each lake, except for very large bodies of water where several pairs inhabit a lake.
		Loon eggs are roughly 3 1/2 by 2 1/4 in size with a thick shell and are olive green color speckled with brown spots.
	www.mercerwi.com /loons.htm (1789 words)

	Common Loon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Red-eyed, with distinctive fl and white markings, the loon has a dagger-like beak that apparently is perfect for its long, underwater fishing trips diving to depths of over 90 ft. The loon is most closely related to primitive birds, and its soliloquy of cries can sound eerily prehistoric.
		It is silent in winter, but in summer the loon is truly loquacious, with a repertoire of sounds that haunt the lake or waterway with strange laughter-like calls, falsetto wails and strange yodeling.
		As a result, the loon nests as close to the water as possible, nearly throwing itself out of the nest and into the water.
	www.holoweb.com /cannon/commons.htm (232 words)

	Common Loon: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		Loons don't begin breeding until they are three or four years old.
		Adult loons rarely are eaten by other animals (except bald eagles), but their young can fall prey to skunks, raccoons, foxes, snapping turtles, northern pike, and muskies.
		Loons are found on lakes throughout central and northeastern Minnesota.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/birds/commonloon.html (545 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Loons and Grebes - Common Loon
		During the breeding season the Red-throated Loon has a red-orange patch on the throat, the side of the head and neck are gray, and the nape of the neck is white with fine, fl lines.
		The Pacific Loon during the breeding season lacks the white chin strap and neck band of the Common Loon, but instead has a vertical patch of fl and white stripes between the throat and the nape of the neck.
		Notes: The Common Loon is almost emblematic of the northern woods and is one of the joys of camping in these areas.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/loons/Gimmer.htm (614 words)

	The Science Behind Algonquin's Animals - Research Projects - Common Loon
		Breeding: Common Loons arrive in Algonquin Park, as lake ice is melting, during mid to late April.
		Common Loons utilize lakes and rivers in Algonquin Park to nest, sleep, and feed.
		Common Loons are regularly observed on mild early spring days flying high overhead to investigate the amount of open water present in Algonquin Park.
	sbaa.ca /projects.asp?cn=303 (1877 words)

	Common Loon--BIOLOGICAL AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATE SPECIES RESIDING IN ESTUARIES
		The worldwide population of common loons is estimated at 500,000 to 700,000 in 1996 with the majority of the population in Canada (McIntyre and Barr, 1997).
		Common loons are migratory throughout their range; no populations are known to breed and winter in the same areas (Strong, 1990).
		Common loons were among 184 specimens that were collected (shot) between 20 July and 05 August 1970 and between 20 June and 28 July 1971 from lakes along the Wabigoon River in Ontario, Canada (Fimreite, 1974).
	www.pwrc.usgs.gov /bioeco/cloon.htm (4410 words)

	Loons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Loons are one of the oldest groups of flying birds still living.
		Loons are very awkward on land because their legs are located at the back portion of their body.
		Loons that live on the more densely populated lakes are becoming less fearful of man and don't flush as easily as those on lakes with few humans.
	octopus.gma.org /Tidings/loon.html (778 words)

	CLLS -- Facts About Common Loons
		Loons are reported to be among the oldest groups of birds still living today, with a history some think stretches back more than 50 million years.
		Loons are fish-eating birds and so are susceptible to the acid rain that is reducing fish stocks in lakes.
		Predation of eggs and chicks is a natural occurrence and something loons have lived with throughout their long history.
	www.bsc-eoc.org /loonfact.html (310 words)

	Common Loon - Nesting and Breeding
		Common Loons return to their breeding lakes as soon as the ice melts in the early spring.
		Loons are easily disturbed during the nesting season and prefer to nest on lakes where there is little human activity.
		The Common Loon nests as close to the water as possible.
	www.nenature.com /Nesting/common-loon-nesting.htm (301 words)

	Wildlife of the IPNF - Common Loon
		A loon's tremolo or laugh is an alarm call that the loon feels threatened - by someone too close, or a predator nearby.
		Loon parents leave the nest if boats or jetskis come within 150 yards, leaving their eggs vulnerable to predators and overheating on a hot day.
		A loon with a radio implant stopped at Lake Pend Oreille and Coeur d'Alene Lake on its spring migration; later it was found nesting in NW Saskatchewan and wintering on the California Coast.
	www.fs.fed.us /ipnf/eco/yourforest/wildlife/loon (297 words)

	The Common Loon
		Loon chicks were found to have died before they fledged, presumably from starvation due to the loss of their food source.
		The yellow-billed loon (G. adamsii), a close relative of the common loon (Gavia immer), breeds from northern Finland, northern Siberia, Alaska, and the Northwest Territories of Canada.
		A common transient to Nova Scotia, the red-throated loon is often seen between mid-March and the end of April, as well as in October.
	www.gov.ns.ca /natr/wildlife/conserva/16-02-1.htm (1615 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Common Loon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A young loon perhaps ten days old was caught and banded at the same lake on 23 June 1923.
		Because of the far-aft position of the loon's "propellers," the bird is extremely awkward on land and in fact unable to fly directly therefrom.
		Loons feed almost wholly on fishes they pursue and capture underwater, probably taking those species most easily caught.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0003.htm (883 words)

	Common Loon Habitat Model
		Common loons generally select clear, oligotrophic lakes with convoluted, deeply indented shorelines having multiple bays and numerous islands surrounded by boreal or mixed forest (McIntyre and Barr 1997).
		Loons nest on the ground or on floating mats of vegetation and, because they are awkward on land, they prefer nest sites at the water's edge with a steep drop-off that enables them to slip into the water (McIntyre and Barr 1997).
		Loons locate prey visually by peering underwater, and diving in pursuit; they generally need at least 3-4 m of underwater visibility (McIntyre 1988), and feed primarily in clear waters in the littoral zone up to 5 m deep (McIntyre and Barr 1997).
	www.fws.gov /r5gomp/gom/habitatstudy/metadata/common_loon_model.htm (1177 words)

	Great Northern Diver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Northern Diver, known in North America as the Common Loon (Gavia immer [GAY-vee-ah IM-mer]), is a large member of the loon, or diver, family.
		The tremolo call, sometimes referred to as "loon laughter", is an eerie wailing, a symbol of the Canadian wilderness, and often used as atmosphere in horror films.
		Artificial floating nesting platforms have been provided for loons in some lakes to reduce the impact of changing water levels due to dams and other human activities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Common_loon (623 words)

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