# Silent lakes ahead? Long-term study finds common loon productivity is dropping across North America

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- Published: 2026-11-03T19:40:12+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-silent-lakes-term-common-loon.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/silent-lakes-ahead-long-term-study-finds-common-loon-productivity-is-d-c79b64/

The eerie call of the common loon has long been the sound of North America's northern lakes, but new research shows it may not be that way in the future. A new study led by Birds Canada analyzed breeding attempts across nine Canadian provinces and seven U.S. states. The researchers found a widespread, long-term plunge in loon chick production across their range.

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