In other parts of the world, the Common Loon is known as the Great Northern Diver. The origin of the common name “loon” is not very clear. The word loon seems like a very strange word and to ...

It would be pretty hard to find a question about Gavia Immer, also known as the Great Northern Diver in Britain, that “Loon Lessons” doesn’t try to answer. James D. Paruk has been studying ...

A new book has been published about this bird. "Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters With the Great Northern Diver," by James D. Paruk. It will be released on June 29 by the University of Minnesota ...

Once submerged, common loons can hold their breath for as long as eight minutes. Thanks to these talents, the birds are sometimes referred to as “great northern divers.” 2. A HAPPY ACCIDENT ...

The birds are dying of botulism, created by a chain reaction that biologists say is linked to invasive species now in the Great Lakes region. The dead loons were migratory birds –passing through ...

The loon, known as Fe, is at least 39 years old this year. She has raised a record 42 chicks during her decades at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Northern ... around the Great Lakes region ...