38K views · 1K reactions | Let our Video of the Week transport you to the northern woods in the summer, where the haunting calls of the Common Loon echo across the clear lakes at dusk. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Facebook

10K views · 263 reactions | Love Minnesota's majestic state bird? You can join a statewide team that protects and preserves the loon, simply by watching. Find out more tonight, in the KARE 11 Extra. | KARE 11 | Facebook

Each year, adults and children gather in Crosslake, Minnesota to celebrate the incredible sounds of the Common Loon — the state bird of the land of ten thousand lakes — by belting out their best impressions. Some of the most impressive competitors are in the Youth category, like 2023’s second place winner Malakai. Hear some strikingly accurate loon calls — and some slightly more creative interpretations — in this BirdNote Daily episode. Loon Calling Competition © National Loon Center | BirdNote