The National Loon Center engages communities to protect loons and freshwater habitats through research, education and advocacy.
Crosslake, Minnesota
Joined March 2021
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Getting ready for ice fishing season? Consider checking your tacklebox for lead tackle and participating in our Lead Tackle Buyback Program! This month is a double voucher month—when you turn in 1 ounce or more of lead tackle.
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Inspire the next generation of monarch stewards! Only 330 participants have registered for the Symbolic Migration Project. Help us meet our goal of 2000 participants. Register today. Read inspiring words from participating teachers: bit.ly/3qxbyxn
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Did you know 84% of the Central Grasslands are on private lands? This means that farmers and ranchers play a key role in the conservation of this landscape and the species that reside in it. Protecting grasslands means protecting wildlife and food availability!
ALT Aerial view by plane of a grassland with pockets of water
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Great storytimes in Aitkin & McGregor today! TY to Cortney, Mandie, and all who came! X tx to Ava from the @LoonCenter for joining us in McGregor! Final loon storytimes this Thurs/Fri: ecrlib.libcal.com/calendar/e… @ecrlmn @MNHSPress @yvonnePearson
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Nature-based solutions (NbS) benefit both #biodiversity and human well-being.🍃🌏🏃
💡Find out more about NbS' potential, benefits, and applications in this infographic.⬇️
Via @iucn
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The oldest known common loons have returned to their summer home at Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! We're hoping to see them with chicks again soon! Learn more about their amazing story: fws.gov/story/oldest-known-c… Photo:by Sara Giles/USFWS.
ALT A male common loon with a chick on his back and another swimming behind
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Dead trees and snags are often favored among cavity-nesting birds, like these Pileated Woodpeckers! If you're planning to take down trees in your yard this year, consider leaving a tall stump (~12ft), if it's safe to do so, to help preserve nesting space.
📷: Neva Scheve
ALT a large black woodpecker with white face strips and a red crest perches at a hole in a tree with three young woodpeckers stretching their necks out.
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Today is #PenguinAwarenessDay! Did you know that there are 18 species of #penguin? The Galapagos Penguin, the most northerly of them, is an Endangered species and a beneficiary of our work to prevent fisheries bycatch.
Learn more about this species: abcbirds.org/bird/galapagos-…
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Join us today at 4pm ET for a presentation with @RodneyStotts1—one of the U.S.'s few Black master falconers. You’ll learn about his journey in the falconry field and his insights on the secret lives of birds of prey. RSVP to join: bit.ly/33dxQvZ @audubon_ct
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TOMORROW at 4PM ET, join us for an exciting webinar presentation featuring Rodney Stotts, a master falconer and licensed raptor specialist. RSVP here: act.audubon.org/a/inside-loo…
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Introducing the Instigating Institutional Change: Making the Switch to Bird Friendly® Toolkit! This toolkit was developed for @zoos_aquariums professionals looking to start a conversation about Bird Friendly® with their leadership. Explore & download at nationalzoo.si.edu/sites/def…
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Introducing The Essential Bird Friendly® Toolkit! This toolkit contains the most requested Bird Friendly resources, as determined by surveys and interviews with over 50 @zoos_aquariums professionals representing 45 institutions. Explore & download it here: nationalzoo.si.edu/sites/def…
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You can spot these sailing state birds on level 5 in the Mississippi River Gallery here at the Science Museum.
For extra cuteness, we also suggest Googling "loon carrying babies on its back" You're welcome.
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Every loon egg is precious because these iconic birds don’t have big families.
Instead, a pair will lay 1-2 eggs per hatch. That means that every egg really matters—especially because each bird that makes it to adulthood could live 20-30 years!
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The humble beginnings of #Minnesota's state bird 🥚 Just look at that little egg, all grown up.
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What better way to start #NationalBirdDay than with a cup of Bird Friendly® coffee? When you #DrinkBirdFriendly, you help preserve critical habitat for birds and wildlife and support farmers committed to conservation! Start brewing biodiversity today at drinkbirdfriendly.com
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It's #NationalBirdDay! You'd better be-grebe we're excited to hear everyone's favorite.
ALT Western Grebes running on the shoreline, facing the camera. Credit: Krisztina Scheeff/Audubon Photography Awards
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It's the season for wattles and snoods! Wild Turkeys have made a dramatic comeback over the past 100 years, thanks to conservation efforts, which supports why it's critical to #SaveAPlaceForBirds: abcbirds.org/bird/wild-turke…
