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Common Loon, Great Northern Diver

Gavia immer

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This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Trenton, Florida

Cumming, Iowa

Traverse City, Michigan

Annandale, Minnesota

Crosslake, Minnesota

Wayzata, Minnesota

Mooresville, North Carolina

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Rickwebb

Downingtown, PA | July 2015 | Positive

During the summer, this species breeds on the lakes of the northwoods in Alaska, Canada, and the northern USA. I have seen and heard them numerous times on vacation in central and northern Minnesota. In early morning and evening one hears their wonderful calls. They have at least two different calls and one other kind of sound. They dive deep into the lakes to feed on fish. In winter, the eastern population winter along the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic off FL, where they lose some of their summer color.