PELLSTON, Mich. – A pair of common loons on a Northern Michigan lake are doing something scientists rarely get to observe: raising two Canada goose goslings as their own. The unusual arrangement began ...

One of the natural events I look forward to in nature’s annual cycle of events on our two local reservoirs, Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes, is the arrival of migratory, fish-eating birds. With 32 ...

One misty day in mid-December, a friend and I walked the little Fish Creek Trail. At the side of the pond, a small gray bird was bobbing up and down on a gray rock — a dipper! A bit later, we saw it ...

At the ponds and lakes near my house, I often see little baby ducks and goslings trailing behind their parents as they move from shore to water. Last night, I actually held up traffic on a semi-busy ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Micha Miller with Biodiversity Research Institute talks about loons Thursday ...

Q: A group of eight loons, all appearing to be adults, suddenly showed up in late July at our lake in north central Minnesota. They were swimming in a close-knit group, and we’ve never seen anything ...

This story was originally published in July 2023. So, you think you know loons. OK. I’m going to throw out factoids and see if any of them surprise you. You might have heard of the annual Maine Loon ...