The loon came in a distant fifth, behind the rose-breasted grosbeak, wood duck and mourning dove. When the Minneapolis ...

Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird. By Will Dunham. February 5, ... Vegavis was an early waterfowl, a group that also includes ducks and geese.

Participants bought a square (and received a free square) on a white tarp on the ground at the Pine River dam. Each round, ...

A: It’s not surprising that you’re eager to see wood ducks return to your lake, as these are some of the most beautiful waterfowl in North America, and really, the world.By April, these ducks ...

Loon-like birds in large groups on lakes this time of year are actually another species altogether. ... a diving duck that, from a distance, can look like Michigan’s beloved common loon.

Despite early success, the last few years the box has not been used by wood ducks. The beaver pond is slowly returning to forest, and likely the ducks are finding better nesting opportunities closer ...

That’s partially what makes seeing loons so special this time of year. The deep glacial lakes are perfect for the loon, which can deftly dive to 100 feet or more to grab its prey of mostly fish.

A life reconstruction of Vegavis iaai, a late Cretaceous loon-size bird diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, with ammonites and plesiosaurs for company.

Loons are unmistakably large atop a lake’s surface — think bigger than a mallard duck, smaller than a Canada goose — but they often float out where the deep water is found, so bring ...

LOST DUCK HUNTERS RETURN.; Blown Ashore on Long Island They Lived on Bread and a Loon Until Rescued. Share full article. Nov. 15, 1901.