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Common Loon

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The call of the common loon is described as "one of the wildest and most striking of all wilderness sounds, a strange, sad, mournful unearthly cry, half laughing, half wailing." There are many Native American stories about loons. The Chippewa Indians thought that the loon's haunting cry was an omen of death. French Creek, Vancouver Island, BC. Canada

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