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Common Loon

Gavia immer

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Common Loon:
Nonbreeding adult
Large and heavy-bodied
Thick neck and stout, gray-black bill
Gray scalloped back
White throat and chest

Notes:

Common Loon in winter (Nonbreeding) plumage.

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Comments (2)
Gordon Dietzman
Donna, Thanks for posting this photo. I spend a lot of time canoeing wilderness areas in northern Minnesota and parts of nearby Canada and have fond memories of these gorgeous birds and listening to their haunting yodels and wails at night when I'm resting in my tent.

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PublishedJanuary 31, 2012

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