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Loon - Wikipedia Loons are migratory birds, and in the winter months they move from their northern freshwater lake nesting habitats to southern marine coastlines They are well-adapted to this change in salinity, however, because they have special salt glands located directly above their eyes
Common Loon Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Common Loons are powerful, agile divers that catch small fish in fast underwater chases They are less suited to land, and typically come ashore only to nest On a North Woods lake in summer, loons stick out conspicuously as large, tuxedoed birds swimming about in the middle of the lake
Common Loon | Audubon Field Guide Many people consider the loon a symbol of wilderness; its rich yodeling and moaning calls, heard by day or night, are characteristic sounds of early summer in the north woods In winter, silent and more subtly marked, Common Loons inhabit coastal waters and large southern lakes
5 Types of Loons (Gavia) - Birds of North America There are five types of loons in North America and the Common Loons are the most numerous and widespread amongst their species The Pacific Loon and the Arctic Loon are very similar looking birds with the Arctic Loon being the larger of the two
Loon | Aquatic Bird, Diving Habits Adaptations | Britannica loon, (order Gaviiformes), any of five species of diving birds constituting the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae Loons were formerly included, along with the grebes, to which they bear a superficial resemblance, in the order Colymbiformes, but they are considered to constitute their own separate order
Common Loon Resource Brief - U. S. National Park Service The loon’s ability to quickly blow air out of its lungs and compress air out of its feathers helps it dive instantly when in search of food A loon can also use these tactics to submerge its body below the water surface with only its head above water, making it less detectable
Common Loon: Habitat, Physical Characteristics, Behavior, and . . . Explore the life of the Common Loon, including its preferred nesting environments, migration patterns, and the impact of environmental changes on its habitat Discover its distinctive physical features, size, and adaptations for aquatic life