Dozens of common loons – the mascot bird of the Northwoods – have fallen from the icy, sleeting skies of northern Wisconsin. The “loon fallout” phenomenon across April 19-20 this spring wasn’t just ...

Listen and subscribe to our Curious Minnesota podcast:Apple Podcasts | Spotify The common loon has acquired a cultural ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

Six Mile Lake again has nesting loons, raising the possibility a chick might be produced for a second straight year. While ...

Just over a month ago, as I was walking from my small office back to the house along a woodland trail bordered by the wetland, I heard the unmistakable call of a loon. The voice of the loon moved past ...

ANTIGO, Wis. (WLUC/Gray News) - Reports of loons falling out of the sky have been increasing in northern Wisconsin. It’s a phenomenon known as “loon fallout,” according to the Raptor Education Group.

Much like the acute wail of the common loon that resonates deeply with many Minnesotans and signals another summer, state wildlife managers have made the annual call out for conservation-minded ...

It's peak summer on Minnesota's Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. "So it sounds like a territorial challenge that's starting," said Sheila Johnston, listening ...