The Common Loon is one of the best known waterbirds on the continent, known both to the layman and to bird fanatics. Interestingly, in North Carolina, it is often outnumbered in winter by the Red-throated Loon, at least on coastal waters.

A large, heavy-billed loon. Common and widespread in North America; somewhat less common and more local in Europe. Breeding adults have gorgeous black-and-white patterning; especially note fully black head with iridescent sheen and boldly checkered back.

On 1 July 1974 a Common Loon in nonbreeding plumage appeared on a small pond in Charlotte, NC, about 240 km inland from the coast. ... The bird remained on the pond through 20 July, and was found dead on the shore 21 July.

The Red-throated Loon is often one of the most common birds on the ocean in the winter, as well as on Pamlico Sound. It is not unusual to see over 1,000 birds on a Swan Quarter to Ocracoke ferry crossing.

2023年4月2日 · Common Loons are indeed a familiar sight swimming offshore on the Atlantic ocean making them relatively easy to find in the Carolina’s from late October through late April. Many people would be more likely to recognize the species in their summer plumage, a white breast, dark green head, and a black-and-white checkered back.

2021年1月12日 · The species of loon we see on Lake Gaston is the common loon (Gavia immer). A migratory bird, it winters in North Carolina, arriving from the north in October, and heads back to its breeding grounds in March. 2 different sets of plumage. In winter, common loons take on a drab, gray appearance.

The Great Northern Loon (Gavia immer), is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. The species is known as the Common Loon in North America and the Great Northern Diver in Eurasia; its current name is a compromise proposed by …

2010年12月4日 · In North Carolina, you probably won’t hear a loon, but you can find them during winter months when they move south to open water. Adults return north in spring, but young birds may linger for a...

The common loon is a duck-like sea bird with a thick, pointed bill and a distinctive black-and-white checkered pattern during breeding season. It visits the Chesapeake Bay in autumn and late winter to feed on open waters.

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