To hear the haunting, mournful wail of the Common Loon across the stillness of a northern lake at night is one of North America’s singular outdoor experiences. It is the state bird of Minnesota.
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Common Loon – alternate plumage
Seney NWR, Michigan upper peninsula
June 14, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – alternate plumage
Seney NWR, Michigan upper peninsula
June 14, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – basic plumage
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
November 19, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – basic plumage
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
November 19, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – basic plumage
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
November 19, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – basic plumage
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
November 12, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – molting end of summer adult
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 21, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – molting end of summer adult
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 23, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – molting end of summer adult
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 23, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – juvenile
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 21, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – juvenile
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 21, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – juvenile
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
September 3, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – first summer
(note far rear location of leg)
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
September 3, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – family
Seney NWR, Michigan upper peninsula
June 14, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – family
Seney NWR, Michigan upper peninsula
June 14, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loons – basic plumage group
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
December 12, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – molting end of summer adult
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 21, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – basic plumage
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
January 6, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – basic plumage
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
November 25, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon – nonbreeding pair
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
January 6, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Common Loon & chick
Middle Pond, upper Saranac Lake, NY
June 28, 2014 ©John Schwarz
