#commonloon

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Loon Pencil Sketch #2 (12-19-2024)

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#0064 - Common Loon

The black watercolor pen and I are not friends, so I was terrified of this bird. I’m pleasantly surprised! 

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“Unlike adult Common Loons that can propel themselves underwater entirely by using their feet, loon chicks are so buoyant that they must use their tiny wings, as well as their feet, to keep themselves underwater while diving.”

quote and pic from https://www.instagram.com/audubonsociety/

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Have you ever seen a pair of these birds on Glacier's lakes?

Known as the Common Loon (Gavia immer), they are growing increasingly rare. Although we have about 45 loons in the park, last year only 4 chicks were successfully raised. This time of year, the first chicks have started to hatch, and parents are on high alert -- so if you see loons around the park, be sure to enjoy from a distance!

To learn more about loons and how we study them in Glacier, check out this resource brief: https://www.nps.gov/articles/common-loons-brief.htm

[Image shows a pair of loons gliding across a lake in the rain.]

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Island Lake Reservoir—Part Two

Here is a recording of the common loon I mentioned in yesterday’s post. The quality is not great, what with me using my phone to record, but hopefully one gets the idea. Recording made on the night of July 16th 2017 at Island Lake Reservoir, north of Duluth, Minnesota.

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