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Waterbirds
Red throated loon
Identification: 25" Summer: It has a gray face and a dark red throat. Also has a black body and white stripe underneath its body. Has a black bill to.
Winter: Faded gray face and and white throat, whitish beak. Body is gradually becoming darker black.
Feeding: Feeds by diving underwater and catching fish. Sometimes is also seen eating in flocks.
Nesting: It has a platform of grasses, twigs, and mud lined around the nest. Is close by to the waters edge. Female makes 1-3 eggs olive brown with dark marks.
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Voice: It gives a short wailing noise. Otherwise is very silent.
Habitat: Summers on tundra lakes and arctic coasts. Winters along the great lakes
