Silent lakes ahead? Long-term study finds common loon productivity is dropping across North America

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A long-term study finds that common loon chick production has declined across the species’ North American breeding range. Birds Canada researchers analyzed breeding attempts across nine Canadian provinces and seven U.S. states, pointing to a widespread trend in reduced productivity.

The eerie call of the common loon has long been the sound of North America's northern lakes, but new research shows it may not be that way in the future. A new study led by Birds Canada analyzed breeding attempts across nine Canadian provinces and seven U.S. states. The researchers found a widespread, long-term plunge in loon chick production across their range.