The loon is important because it is the Minnesota state bird. They eat mostly fish. They also eat weeds,frogs,and minnows. They live in Canada, northern Minnesota and some of northwestern Wisconsin. They also live in Iceland and Europe in the winter.
Loon chicks swim when they are only a few hours old.
Like human babies, loon chicks get tired easily. Sometimes, their mother will let them ride on her back when they are tired. For their first week, they eat small fish and minnows. After that, they catch their own fish. The common loon is 36 inches long and it has black and white markings.