TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Common Loon "Fishing" Common Loon in mid-molt- Gavia immer Common Loon- Gavia immer, Order GAVIIFORMES - Family GAVIIDAE. This lucky bird had just caught a fish! It was also in mid-molt. There are five species of loons in one genus. Medium to large fish eating birds. Capture prey by diving and pursuing fish underwater. Breeds in Alaska and Canada. This mid-molt common loon was found in the Brookville Reservoir in extreme western Indiana near the Ohio border. (Photo: April 10, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM, 1.4x teleconverter EF ll lens ) For more Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Common_Loon.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.