Loons can be found in mountain lakes throughout Montana, but Seeley, Salmon and Swan Lakes are perhaps the best places to spot them. They generally weigh between 8 and 12 pounds. Loons are known for their incredible diving ability and eat a diet primarily of fish. Loons are extremely shy, so be extremely sensitive to a loon's movements. If a nesting loon is forced off its nest, the eggs could be lost to chill in less than an hour.
Loons are beautiful birds, but best watched from a distance with binoculars.
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