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Arctic Loon Sounds

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Sakha, June 30, 2017Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Calls
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Sakha, June 30, 2017Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Calls
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Sakha, June 30, 2017Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Male delivers a rhythmic song: a short, soft introductory note followed by a long, loud, rising wail, with the combination given repeatedly in a series.

Calls

Calls include a short, gruff croak and a long, mournful howl.

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Loons(Order: Gaviiformes, Family: Gaviidae)

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