FREEPORT, Maine — The American Birding Association has named its 2025 bird of the year, and it's a bird Mainers are quite familiar with. This year's winner is the common loon. "Loons are big, they're ...

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The Arctic Loon is similar but larger than the Pacific ... known to stay underwater for as long as 15 minutes, All About Birds reports. "With barely a splash it slips beneath the water’s surface ...

The Arctic Loon is similar but larger than the Pacific Loon ... a while Common Loons have been known to stay underwater for as long as 15 minutes, All About Birds reports. "With barely a splash it ...