The rain held off for about an hour Saturday morning as Michael and Allison Riese slowly motored across Goose Pond in Canaan, binoculars in hand, looking for the white bellies of loons. As the couple ...

Spring may be one piece of our four seasons, but when it comes to migrating birds, it can be divided into three distinct segments. First comes the preliminary section when arriving birds vie for mates ...

If you could choose, would you rather be known as a “great diver” or a “common loon?” One name sounds pretty great, while the other sounds, well, loony. That’s the dilemma the most common loon of ...

The Auk: Ornithological Advances aims to advance fundamental scientific knowledge by increasing the basic knowledge of bird species, both living and extinct, and the knowledge of broad biological ...