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Summer adults are regally patterned in black and white. In winter, they are plain gray above and white below, and you’ll find them close to shore on most seacoasts and a good many inland reservoirs and lakes. Common Loons are powerful, agile divers that catch small fish in fast underwater chases.
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30 cze 2022 · There are two species of loons that can be spotted in Michigan: the Red-throated Loon and the Common Loon. Red-throated loons can be only seen migrating through Michigan while the Common loons spend summers in the state.
23 mar 2023 · Michigan sightings of loons so far this spring have been reported across the southern parts of the Lower Peninsula to as far north as Petoskey; over the coming weeks, these graceful waterbirds...
The Common loon is a large, heavy-bodied bird, averaging 32 inches (81.3 cm) in length, with a wingspan of about 5 feet (1.5 m). In breeding plumage, its head and dagger-like bill are dark, its breast white, and its back is a distinctive black and white checkerboard pattern.
The loons’ hauntingly beautiful voice is matched by its striking plumage, with a collar of white stripes and intricate patterns of white and black feathers on wings and back. The loon wanders endlessly. It summers on northern lakes and migrates in a perilous journey to the seacoast each fall.
Over 300 volunteer Loon Rangers protect and monitor loons and their habitat on specific lakes in Michigan. They have been recruited from people living on, summering at, or regularly visiting lakes reported as nesting lakes for loons.
The Michigan Loon Preservation Association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the Common Loon as a breeding bird in Michigan through public education, research, and the protection and management of loons and their habitat. Join The Team. Love our loons, give them room!
