Common Loon Concert

[SteelkiltX]

I work everyday so one day I will hopefully retire to a place like this.

[TheBmarien5050]

makes me wanna move up there so bad. only being able to go up there once or twice a year just aint cuttin it anymore lol

[BigVOLdaddy]

i agree...very eerie...reminds me of camp crystal lake...LOL

[scorchedearthdj]

Those loons were afraid of something.

[MsDreamPipe]

these loons are definitely nervous about something.

[Loveduckz21]

i love the voice of those birds ...

[camper905]

Awesome man.. thanks for sharing!!! One of the best sounds heard while camping!

[warriormania4]

What time of the year did you go when you got to hear such amazing vocals?

[Sparky42854]

@warriormania4 This would have been right after Labor Day, I think.

[warriormania4]

In the summer of '10 my grandparents took me and my brothers to Loon Lake in New York. For the first time in my life I heard a loon...god its one of the most amazing sounds you can ever hear...and the lake was urbanized, too! All the more special

[Sparky42854]

@warriormania4 Loons are awesome birds....I could listen to them all day and all night, too.

[D4RkCinema]

there is a sertain noise you can do with your hands to imatate this noise, i can do it, when you get feedback from them it is really amazing

[velvetsnape]

Love this! My favorite time up in Canada was early morning and evening.

[Superfire49]

Don't just stand there! Try a loon call with your hand! :D

[ronsig]

Great video! I love the sound of loons and was lucky enough to hear it myself this year.

[pkupernik]

I love Forked Lake was there on the small Island the end of August this year! Great fishing too.

[Sparky42854]

@pkupernik Lucky! We have never camped on an island there, but maybe one of these days we'll get there early enough so one is available. The island sites go fast!

[ElliotJohnNovak]

That's my state bird right there

[emraldYE]

loons are one of my favorite birds. They are ancient! And they have eerie but beautiful songs......the songs of the wild.

[BIMMERKID2]

I love the loon! Its the state bird of Minnesota!

[Mommy133TPN]

Love this....we just got back from Forked Lake. I was showing a friend what a loon is and the sounds they make. And what do we find......a really cool vidio of not only loon songs, but also of our favorite place in the world.....Forked Lake!

Thanks!

[Sparky42854]

@Mommy133TPN I'm so glad you could show your friend Forked Lake. I love that place....it's my favorite campground in the Adirondacks....and what brings me back year after year are the loons.

[IndigoCat17]

That is a beautiful sound <3

[tyniehawk]

nice echo too. i love loons <3

[onxsmk]

wow awsome!

[celticloon123]

I am so glad that i am able to hear that call at night now, i live in Michigan and the loon range was disappearing, but finally it is down here on my lake again.

[Maureclaire]

OMg ! LOVE this ! Thanks Roberta !!!

[takedownmak321]

absolutely beautiful  thank you for this post

[MissSelenaGomez1Fan]

my dad loves common loons

[pbag82]

Thank you from a displaced Voyageur

[MrSexyRandy]

wow , thats way cool kids , thanks

[goodle1964]

Forked is great. Still remember the Loons on Spruce Lake. We were leaving and I forgot something at the lean to and went back. One of the Loons swam right up to me at the shore almost like he wanted to say goodbye.

[Sparky42854]

We drove into the campground a few weeks ago and the loons were still swimming around. We have to get up there next summer!!! I miss camping there.

[johnxlennonxfan]

Wonderful!

[sprucelake7]

Thanks for this. When my son was around 6 years old, he could call just like a loon, and the loons would answer him, going back and forth. In Labrador they are sometime called "Bad weather birds", as they sometime go out to fish before the sea becomes too rough. I saw loon parents leave their chicks on a rock out from the shore for a "baby sitter", save from a fox, coming to get them after they had gone fishing. Loons have red eyes so they can see in deep water. They are a very ancient species.

[carriefuckingwickre]

maybe his animal totem is a loon. :b

i got a mix between lynx and loon.

have you heard the story behind loons?

[sprucelake7]

His animal totem is a white whale. With stories about loons, I only heard the legend of the blind man whose sight was restored by riding four times under water on the back of a loon.

When you hear the call of a loon you can imagine they have some kind of magical power.

[lovinIT9876]

i went camping without seeing a loon, then on the last day it pooped up in front of the dock with its baby and made that call. it was beautifull, but i walked away cuz i thought she was scared

[Wolfdude387]

It pooped up in front of the dock, eh?

[sg1057]

Nice clip, beautiful spot in the world.

[isgoodno]

i should get a pet loon so i can hear this.

[Star13570]

I think loons have one of the most interesting sounds ever especially the way it echos on the lake like that. Beautiful yet haunting, but mostly bautiful XD.

[crazyperson3245]

the sound is nice and soothing

[Nidder1]

The most beautiful sound in the world. To some haunting, to others it moves their soul. I'm the latter.

[runecrafter753]

i remember when a loon swam next to my friend's dad's boat when we were on island lake

[runecrafter753]

well guess what i live in minnesota and the common loon is the state bird!!!!!!!!!

[katieonlaserdisc]

this makes me want to invest in a kayak for sure.

[BonnieOnt]

Thank you for posting this gorgeous sound and vision... great memories and hauntingly beautiful sounds! *S*

[patio87]

Creepy? Only to the ignorant.

[padam4]

ignorant to what, exactly?

[patio87]

That somebody thinks it sounds creepy.

[padam4]

thats an opinion, not ignorance.

[adktyler]

I love hearing the loon's call, it warms my heart! So beautiful!!

[Ottawarocket]

Awesome Video ..one of the most beautiful sounds of Nature : ) *****

Rocket

[nllleonard]

THis is wonderful! THank you Nikonphoto07 for sending this around! I've never heard a loon call before. It's an amazing sound!

And what a wonderful view! ~NAncy

[reliablebow]

gorgeous sound...thanks Nikon for the share!

[NikonPhoto07]

The Adirondacks have had my heart the fist time I went there with my family when I was a small boy. God willing, I'll have my own cabin on the water one day and be able to wake up to this gorgeous serenade

[twochordcool]

Do you want to be the cause of another man made structure in the Adirondacks, especially on a lake or pond?

Think about it.

[KayakFreak]

Sweet, thanks for sharing.

[rydag11]

beauitful that sound gives me chills

[Salazar26]

such a beautiful sound

[PTKilowatt]

Never heard this many loons in one spot, incredible!

Its a treat to hear them when the family takes a vacation up to the boundary waters area of northern Minnesota, but wow, incredible.

[gloomyoutlook]

oman, imagine being the first european to explore this lake, and hearing that sound. would've shat yourself

[Sparky42854]

That's for sure. I'll never forget the first time I heard it. I had no idea what it was. Then when I saw my first loon I was hooked. They are my favorite bird! I just wish I lived close enough to the Adirondacks to hear them every day (well, until they fly south for the winter, that is).

[WinnetouXLC]

Oh wow, this is so great, i totally agree.

I dream of moving over someday just to hear it for real and ever.

[Ceckerz]

mmm. i miss that sound, i used to go fishing with my dad early in the morning during the summer and we were so close to one you could reach out and touch it, then it started, calling and i closed my eyes, it was so beautiful.

[Sparky42854]

That's what's nice about kayaking....you can get close to them. We've sat in our kayaks and drifted when we know they are feeding nearby.  They've come up right next to us a number of times. What is really cool is when they have the babies out there for fishing practice. Amazing creatures.

[tysonic777]

I've always wondered what made this sound as you hear it often in the background of american films, it's such an eerie, almost melancholy sound.

[Sparky42854]

You should hear it in the woods at about 3 a.m.....it's beautiful in a very eerie sort of way. But it is one thing that keeps me going back to the Adirondack lakes to camp. I love the loons!

[carinay9]

when I was like 5 i was scared of loons cuz they had red eyes and they made this odd noise, one day i was exploring with my bff and one came near me and I freaked out.

[Sparky42854]

My grandson was afraid of the loon call when he was a little guy - I had a clock and a stuffed animal that played the loon call and he'd scream every time. Now he loves them. He's 8.

[codegaard]

i camped here on forked lake the last day of camping season- they put on an amazing show!

[Sparky42854]

I haven't been there in a few years...it's time to go back. We've been spending time on Raquette Lake and Sagamore Lake...but Forked is still my favorite.

[alwcurlz]

Awesome. Makes me miss my homeland, Minnesota.

[DeltaLead65]

Crivits Wisconsin is as far north as I ever get, but the loon calls are still amazing there.

[Mystep]

We Canadians have a picture of a loon etched into our dollar coin. That's why we call it a "Loonie". It's very typical of our northern lakes.(There are over 3 million lakes in Canada)

[Sparky42854]

I have some of the Canadian "loons" - it's a very pretty coin. Too pretty to spend.

[commandthor]

wow you call minnesota going up north thts weak sauce mor like lake temagami in norther ontario is more like the best place in the world

[Sparky42854]

Thank you.

[blondybash321]

As a little girl, my grandpa has a cabin on Lake Bertha on the White Fish Chain. I live in the south. I'm a southern girl and I love going to Minnesota in the summer time!

[tsrichter24]

minnesota all the way!

[ElliotJohnNovak]

My grandpa has a cabin on the whitefish chain too, that's what this reminds me also of

[rhubyar]

Sparky, I grow up on Big Toad Lake in Minnesota (north central Minn.). My family had a resort there. When I woke up in the morning, one of the things I did was to go out on one of our docks and listen to 2 pairs of loons that lived on our lake. It sure brings back good memories. Thanks for the video!!!!!

[Sparky42854]

Thank you for the note. My favorite part of the Adirondacks is the loons. I could sit and listen to them call for hours. Such a beautiful, beautiful bird. I envy you that dock in dock in Minnesota!

[PatrickTheHattrick92]

i live in upstate new york too, yesterday i went to nwcomb for a field trip (like a 2 hour drive from where i am) and one of my friends showed me how to to a loon call.

[Sparky42854]

We have been to Newcomb a couple of times. We've hiked back to Santanoni. We have to get up there this year - the last time we were there they had just begun renovating the great camp.

[cancer239]

From what I understand, when Loons make this "laughing" sound, this is a response to feeling threatened or showing anxiety about something. They also make a rarely heard "yodle" type sound as well.

[Sparky42854]

I've read that. I don't know what could have been stressing these loons - unless it was because they had chicks. We couldn't see them at the time I took the video...we could only hear them. We saw them later in the weekend.

[LittleBlueHeron]

Beautiful! :D

therealeloh shut up, please? :D

[ResidentHooligan]

Sparky, what do you expect? This is YouTube!

Btw, You should expect the lowest common denominator ;)

[Sparky42854]

I'm always optimistic that the best will come out in people rather than the worst....rather naive, but...

Thanks for the note!!

Deb

[therealeloh]

fuck you. i live there. its a hell hole you will never understand that it is.

however, it has great wildlife and is pretty.

[nopiluvin]

You live where? Loons are by far the most beutiful creature that roams the waters and land. Don't be a piece of shit and hate on nature you inconsiderate prick!!!

[Sparky42854]

Thanks...couldn't have said it better myself.

[Sparky42854]

That's a rather nasty attitude to have. I didn't ask you to view the video, so why leave nasty comments on someone's site that you don't even know? Life is pretty much what you make it. If you don't like it there, then move.

[GeoCubedTV]

Thank you!

More beautiful than eerie IMO.

[Sparky42854]

Absolutely.  It's one of the most beautiful sounds I've heard ... I go to the Adirondacks every year in hopes of hearing it again...and again...and again.

[Loganrmsdl]

I am fortunate enough to have a camp in the Adirondacks on a very small lake known as Sterling Pond. Every year 2 loons come to our lake and have chicks, but i cannot find the nest when near the shore in a canoe. Do you know how far in from the water a loon would put its nest?

[Sparky42854]

I'm not positive, but I think they build them quite close to the shore. I have a friend who photographed them in a nest and it was right next to the shore. I've never seen a nest, either.  I've never really spent any time looking for one because I wouldn't want to disturb them, but have done a bit of kayaking on Forked Lake and Sagamore Lake and never spotted a nest. Good luck.

[laniusexcubitor7]

Loons can barely walk on land. There was a loon nest several years ago in the little tiny bay with the water lilies by the first boat-only campsites... but haven't seen one since. The loons are still on the lake!

[Nasty77berlin]

I Love the loons and canada !! My dream !! ;)

Nasty from Germany

[Sparky42854]

These loons were in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York. I hope you get to realize your dream one day. Canada is a beautiful place to see. Thanks for the comment.

[perss2000]

I want to experience that serenity! Great job.

[Sparky42854]

Definitely worth taking the time to get back to nature. It's a renewal for me. After the busy, hectic weeks in the office there is nothing like hopping in the kayak and paddling around an Adirondack lake and listening to the mournful call of the loon. Awesome. Thanks for the post.

[Beargreaser]

So peaceful. It's wonderful that places like that still exist.

[Sparky42854]

Let's hope they always do. It keeps me going...thanks for the post.

[Shifty567]

Looks like you found a great spot. The loons fit in well with the beautiful scenery.

[Sparky42854]

My favorite place to spend time. I don't get there nearly as often as I'd like to. Thanks for the comment.

[twochordcool]

I LOVE the sound of loons!

[Sparky42854]

Me, too!! Obviously. :-) Thanks.

[Ccrazyfella]

LOOK OUT -- JASON IS IN THOSE WOODS!!

[Sparky42854]

Let's hope not!! :-)

[syddysmom1]

Nice job mom :)

[Sparky42854]

Thanks, Hon!