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Pacific Loon Sounds

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Alaska, June 13, 2013Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 12, 2013Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, July 28, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, July 28, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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Northwest Territories, June 07, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Pacific Loons are mostly quiet in fall and winter, though feeding birds sometimes give a short, sharp ark, possibly a contact call. On the breeding grounds, the most memorable call is an eerie, wailing oo-loo-lee, audible over great distances and recalling the similar call of the Common Loon. Pacific Loons also have numerous loud, croaking calls, some of which sound like ravens, as well as other calls described as squealing, purring, clucking, cackling, and growling sounds, mostly heard at the nesting lake.

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Loons(Order: Gaviiformes, Family: Gaviidae)

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