This column has a soundtrack, and you might know the one. Imagine yourself in the North Woods on a summer night, next to a clear, quiet lake. Now listen for the haunting calls of a common loon ...

MINNESOTA, USA — "Imagine now, a clear summer evening in the north woods. Above you, the bands of the Milky Way framed by the dark spindly boughs of spruce and fir. And cutting though the stillness ...

Kristin Bianchini is supported by Mitacs through the Mitacs Accelerate Postdoctoral Scholarship. Her work is also funded by Birds Canada through the Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Program, ...

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