A common loon flaps its wings, which are short in comparison to its body size. Loons' small wings require them to get a running start to fly, according to Montana Loon Society President Lynn Kelly.

This month we have a special column by a very qualified guest — Natasha Bartolotta, who is the Stewardship & Outreach Manager at the National Loon Center in Crosslake and a Minnesota Master Naturalist ...

"You know there's fish over there, if the loon is there," Frank Pratt said as his fly line looped forward to place its feathered cargo gently on the water near the logs and vegetation that had given ...

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. A migratory ...

A very lucky loon was rescued by a Howard County, Maryland, couple after getting stuck in a precarious position on a local lake. The Howard County Bird Club noticed a common loon had landed in a ...

Jul. 30—Around the early 1980s, lakes in Montana began buzzing with the increasing noise of boats and motorized personal watercraft. While people were having fun in the sun, they were unknowingly ...