Why is the loon Minnesota’s state bird? It almost didn’t happen.
Spotify Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and ...
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Volunteers can help protect Minnesota’s loon population
to help ensure the continued health of Minnesota’s state bird, the common loon. Boaters, anglers and lakeshore owners are being asked to pick up dead loons for testing to help biologists ...
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Call of the loon
The sound of music accompanied by the call of the common loon filled a West End Elementary classroom Tuesday. The effort aimed to relax students as they worked on paintings of the Minnesota state ...
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Revealed: Here is the 2025 American Birding Association Bird of the Year
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 ...
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How Minnesota United became "the Loons"
Matchday atmospheres for Minnesota United are replete with nods to the loon. Ahead of kickoff, a common loon call is played over the speakers. The team’s mascot, PK Loon, walks through the ...