Jul. 30—Around the early 1980s, lakes in Montana began buzzing with the increasing noise of boats and motorized personal watercraft. While people were having fun in the sun, they were unknowingly ...

The loon’s recovery has been hampered by lead poisoning, however, and populations remains below historic levels according to both Chambliss’ article and in the Montana Loon Society’s 2018 newsletter.

The other day, my wife handed me the phone saying, "My friend wants to ask you a question." "Are there loons in Montana?" the friend asked. "I thought I heard one down by Fort Peck. I haven't heard ...

Montana’s loon population winters along the West Coast, between Puget Sound near Seattle south to Los Angeles. The bigger the loon, the shorter their migration, so the largest birds live closest to ...

A common loon flaps its wings, which are short in comparison to its body size. Loons' small wings require them to get a running start to fly, according to Montana Loon Society President Lynn Kelly.