Avibase: Gavia immer (Common Loon)

Common Loon

Gavia immer (Brünnich, MT 1764)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Charlie Wright	2011-06-11	Okanogan Highlands--Beaver Lake, Okanogan, Washington, United States, Okanogan (United States)	-	185167831 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Manuel Oudard	2023-05-29	South Frontenac (near Perth Road), Frontenac County, Ontario, Frontenac (Canada) (120 m)	song - [sono]	839985 xeno-canto.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Martin St-Michel	2013-05-19	Lac Mégantic, Estrie: Le Granit (Canada) (500 m)	flight call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	134512 xeno-canto.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Judson Buescher	2025-11-03	, Lancaster (United States)	-	644623619 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Sylvain Archambault	2021-08-04	Lac Simon (baie Dorée), Duhamel, Québec, Outaouais: Papineau (Canada) (200 m)	call - Agressive interaction between two adults, most probably males. The two individuals were silently circling each other, dipping frequently their beak in the water. Our canoe was positioned about 20 meters from the two loons. Suddenly, Common Loon A started vocalizing a 'yodel' while standing upright in the water in the 'vulture position', wings fully extended and facing Common Loon B. Afterwards, Loon A went back to a horizontal position and started a series of 14 'tremolos' while paddling aggressively with its wings, neck fully extended towards Loon B. This 'paddling' sound can be clearly heard in the recording. All the while, Loon B was slowly retreating. At the end, after a 13 seconds silence, Loon A emitted one last 'tremolo' while Loon B had fully retreated.	756930 xeno-canto.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Liam Ragan	2018-08-16	Sakinaw Lake, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada, Sunshine Coast (Canada)	- Loon flying about 100 feet above the lake from right to left in front of me.	111220571 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Rena Sherring	2022-08-03	, Hastings (Canada)	-	472360741 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Justin Leahy	2020-07-24	Voyageurs NP--Dryweed Island, Koochiching, Minnesota, United States, Koochiching (United States)	-	405213471 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	William W. H. Gunn	1951-06	Algonquin Park; Lake Sasajewan, Ontario, Canada, Ontario (Canada)	-	43039 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Andrew Boycott	2021-09-05	Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal Jetty, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Greater Vancouver Area (Canada)	-	372140181 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Burke Korol	2022-08-12	, Shelburne (Canada)	-	476701621 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Sage Levy	2022-07-13	, Piscataquis (United States)	-	612529664 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Joey McCracken	2021-10-07	Semiahmoo Spit, Whatcom, Washington, United States, Whatcom (United States)	-	379502601 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	João Esteves	2021-01-27	, Castelo Branco (Portugal)	-	301857101 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Dan J. MacNeal	2021-08-04	Luther Marsh--Esker Island, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Wellington (Canada)	-	381016291 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Jorge Valella Robledo	2017-06-26	Fossholl, Þingeyjarsveit, Ljósavatnshreppur (Iceland) (110 m)	song - Pair calling on a quiet lake with Cygnus cygnus and Podiceps auritus.	1061801 xeno-canto.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Nolan Sound Library	2025-08-30	Darfield, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Thompson-Nicola (Canada) (1300 m)	uncertain, Call - Lakeside Canada Ducks Talk to me Plongeon Huard Gavia Immer Doing a Show	1056526 xeno-canto.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Jorge Leitão	2023-08-25	Ponta da Piedade (near Lagos), Lagos, Faro, Lagos (Portugal) (20 m)	flight call - [sono]	825822 xeno-canto.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Fernand DEROUSSEN	1996-06-09	Northeast, Northland East (Iceland) (280 m)	call, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	134224 xeno-canto.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Ulises Cabrera Miranda	2026-05-05	, Banff (Canada)	-	658464412 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Justin Leahy	2020-07-24	Voyageurs NP--Dryweed Island, Koochiching, Minnesota, United States, Koochiching (United States)	-	329317401 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Frantz Barrault	2023-07-11	Dalvik, Dalvíkurbyggð, Dalvíkurbyggð (Iceland) (10 m)	call - [also] [sono]	835553 xeno-canto.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Sunny Tseng	2019-04-26	Big bar lake, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada, Thompson-Nicola (Canada)	- Background: Northern Saw-whet Owl.	159894291 macaulaylibrary.org
Common Loon - Gavia immer	Jay Mager	2002-07-20	Cunard Lake, Oneida, Wisconsin, United States, Oneida (United States)	-	122556021 macaulaylibrary.org

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