In the autumn of 2008, I entered the Seney National Wildlife Refuge for the first time. The property encompasses over 95,000 ...

ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A popular bird found here in Michigan is currently in its nesting period in lakes across our region. The warm weather is here and that means more people are out ...

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.

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 ...

ELK RAPIDS, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The nonprofit organization Paddle Antrim is encouraging paddlers keep their distance from common loons, as the birds are currently in their nesting season. The ...

ANTRIM COUNTY — Paddle Antrim is asking the public to help protect Common Loons during their nesting season. Loons, considered a threatened species in Michigan, breed in various locations along the ...

Prime loon nesting habitat on East and West Fox lakes may soon be permanently protected thanks to the efforts of a Fifty Lakes conservation group. Mike Hammer, co-chair of the Fifty Lakes Loon ...

OCONTO COUNTY - Scientists across the Northwoods hope the second time is the charm. Hundreds of loons are back on the nest after swarms of biting black flies chased many off their breeding grounds ...

A chick feeds on Bald Hill Pond in Westmore VT in 2019. Photo courtesy of Lorna Kane-Rohloff These days, birds are susceptible to a scourge of threats — pests, diseases, habitat loss and climate ...

People in the Upper Midwest were gifted with many natural wonders, including a bounty of lakes and wildlife. It's a leading reason the region has a generations-long "cabin culture." If one species ...

Six projects aimed at restoring the population of common loons affected by a 2003 oil spill in Buzzard’s Bay are receiving $3.7 million, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The goal of the ...

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 ...