Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walter Piper spends his summer mornings on "loon time." The Chapman University biology professor and his team move across the ...

On the New Hampshire lake where I spend much of the summer, loon calls are so common that I sometimes take them for granted. The sounds of the common loon are iconic of the wilderness and have been ...

CROSSLAKE — Feeling a little looney? Head on over to the National Loon Center Loon Calling Contest during Crosslake Days. The third annual contest will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the ...

This column has a soundtrack, and you might know the one. Imagine yourself in the North Woods on a summer night, next to a clear, quiet lake. Now listen for the haunting calls of a common loon ...

April 14 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in New York's Long Island region came to the rescue of a loon spotted tangled in fishing line in the path of the rising tide. The Strong Island Animal Rescue League ...

The Chapman University biology professor and his team move across the Crosslake area watching Minnesota’s state bird dive, surface and defend its territory. His work often depends on seeing a flash of ...