Upstate New York

Adirondack loon count tops 1,000 birds for first time in 24 years

For the first time in 24 years, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation counted more than 1,000 of the beloved aquatic ...

QuickCheck: Is there a bird that sounds like a wolf?

The tremolo sounds like a quivering laugh that they use when they're being disturbed. The hoot, a softer bird call, is used ...
Rocky Mount Telegram

More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghostlike calls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservationists say the birds aren't out of the woods yet. Maine ...
Daily Journal

More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservations say the birds aren't out of the woods yet. Maine is ...