An immature male loon whose unfortunate predicament sparked vociferous social media chatter will be returned to the wild.

The common loon is an uncommon bird, one of five loon species sharing a long history, and believed to be most closely related to — wait for it — penguins. The other four loons are Pacific, Arctic, red ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- On March 13, 1961, the common loon was adopted as Minnesota's official state bird. The loon, known for its exquisite diving skills and long yodel call, was actually not the first ...

Across the sunset stillness of a deserted northern lake, the unearthly wail of the common loon completed a lifetime memory. Loons were calling and the water was like glass. I was scuba diving in Lake ...

Loons are crash landing in parts of Wisconsin, including one in a cow pasture. Raptor Education Group screengrab Migrating birds are crash landing in Wisconsin in what officials are calling a “loon ...

ANTIGO, Wis. — Our wintry spring has been inconvenient and psychically taxing for many, but for loons in northern Wisconsin it is literally life-threatening. The Raptor Education Group, Inc. (REGI), ...

A very interesting bird has been hanging out in Bodega Bay for the past few years, delighting onlookers with its quirky behavior and one-of-a-kind characteristics. This yellow-billed loon is ...