Birds Identified: Common Loon, winter
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Common Loon, winter has these characteristics:
- Swimming
- Continuous flying
- Larger than robin
- Bill long, as long or longer than head
- Mostly black and white, or other dark color and white
- Underparts plain
- South winter (November through February)
- Continuous flying high (near or above treetops when flying)
- Continuous flying low (below treetops when flying)
- Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org