The tufted duck is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. Tufted ducks have black features that can have hints of green or purple and have ...

Get to know the water-loving common loon. Learn about this bird's habits, wingspan, what it eats, how fast it flies and more.

Montana photographer Tony Gangemi documented a season in the life of a leucistic Common Loon, from its first days as a “little cotton ball” up until its first flight. This past spring, however, marked ...

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 ...

Loud, aggressive music can be disturbing to a parrot’s sensitive ears. ©Suradech14/iStock via Getty Images Loud music is one of the parrot’s most disliked sounds. These small creatures prefer calming ...

Twelve katydids are common in the Midwest. This episode can be used as a key to identify them by their sound. http://songsofinsects.com/ is the source of most of the ...

Sammi Rizzo is one of VCE's two interdisciplinary interns for summer 2025, and is involved in several projects, including the Vermont Loon Conservation Project, grassland management, on-farm ...

The Loon Center in Moultonbourough in July 2024. This story was originally produced by the Laconia Daily Sun. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Loon ...

AUGUST IS a slow season for us in the political world. Congress is in recess, the Legislature is out of session, and Governor Kelly Ayotte has just about finished signing and vetoing bills for the ...

MOULTONBOROUGH — Loon chicks have been spotted all over the Lakes Region as of late, but according to the preliminary results of the 2025 New Hampshire Loon Census, numbers are down statewide. While ...

GANSEVOORT — Common loons are the most striking creature of Adirondack Park lore. Its haunting, drawn-out wails are synonymous with the Park’s lakes. Black and white speckling and red dots resembling ...