Loons are returning to Michigan lakes; where to look for these graceful birds Published: Mar. 23, 2023, 12:31 p.m. A loon at Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Seney on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

That’s partially what makes seeing loons so special this time of year. The deep glacial lakes are perfect for the loon, which can deftly dive to 100 feet or more to grab its prey of mostly fish.

A loon floats in Bluff Lake on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Antioch. Loons are most often seen in the Chain O’ Lakes in late March and early April as they migrate north. About a dozen were ...

Loon-like birds in large groups on lakes this time of year are actually another species altogether. ... Michigan’s early birds are back, 8 spring species to look and listen for right now.

Six Mile Lake had a surprise Friday afternoon. My mom mentioned a pair of loons had visited just off our dock Thursday. While not unusual —our end of the lake has some nice fishing, though I’m not ...

Loon music is most pronounced in the spring during mating season when loons will call all night long. I hope you are enjoying Northwest Montana's many lakes this summer, and maybe fishing to the ...

Pair of loons rescued from Lake Opechee . Loon Preservation Committee biologist John Cooley, left, and Caroline Hughes free a loon from a net after rescuing it from Lake Opechee on Feb. 22.

Kenow led a study published this spring that confirmed Jacobson's hunch: Loons start to converge in the late summer on Minnesota's cisco lakes, just before their migration.

Loon families are models of resilience and cooperation. Each spring, mated pairs return to the same lake, rebuilding their nests close to the water’s edge.