Common Loon, Great Northern Diver
Gavia immer
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Trenton, Florida
Cumming, Iowa
Traverse City, Michigan
Annandale, Minnesota
Crosslake, Minnesota
Wayzata, Minnesota
Mooresville, North Carolina
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Rickwebb
Downingtown, PA |
July 2015 |
Positive
During the summer, this species breeds on the lakes of the northwoods in Alaska, Canada, and the northern USA. I have seen and heard them numerous times on vacation in central and northern Minnesota. In early morning and evening one hears their wonderful calls. They have at least two different calls and one other kind of sound. They dive deep into the lakes to feed on fish. In winter, the eastern population winter along the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic off FL, where they lose some of their summer color.
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audsrz
Traverse City, MI (Zone 5a) |
December 2010 |
Positive
Beautiful song. We have many nesting pairs on the numerouse lakes in this area.
