Bird blog 3

Waterfowl
Arctic Loon

Identification:
27"  The Arctic loon has almost the same color,texture, and smoothness but the Arctic loon looks paler than the Pacific loon. It is also bigger than the Pacific loon by 2 inches. The white mark under its chin is more visible
than the Pacific loon. In the winter it looks almost the same as a Pacific but the skin is a lighter black than the Pacific loon.

Molting:
The Arctic loon molts 2 times per year.

Habitat:
They breed mostly in Alaska's Seward Peninsula.

Winter

 Most winters in Old world. But a few wander along the west coast.

Voice:Yodeling is deeper than the smaller Pacific loon. It is rarely heard in North America.

Summer    

Bird blog 2

Waterfowl
Pacific Loon

Identification:
The pacific loon is very similar to the arctic loon.
In the summer its head is smoothly rounded with black and white stripes on each side of its throat. The pacific loon has a white breast. It's back isn't as smooth as its head,throat, and breast. It has a  black and white checkered back.
Migration:
It migrates from the corner of Canada through the Boreal Forest and ends at the next corner of Canada.

Habitat:
In the winter it lives next to shores and in the summers it lives next to the Pacific coasts.

Nesting:
They make their nests out of twigs leaves and other vegetation. Then they stick it together with mud.
The nest is usually floating on the water, if not they keep it on an island or near the coast.
The female usually lays two eggs, if the female is lucky it might lay more.

Voice:
Makes a yodeling noise, a er-wee er-ya-wee noise, or is silent.

summer