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great northern diver
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great northern diver

Species of diver Gavia immer, order Gaviiformes. The head, neck, and upper tail-coverts are glossed with deep purplish green on a black background; there is a short transverse bar on the throat collar or middle of the neck; the upper plumage is black, marked with white spots, and the under plumage white. The total length is 70 cm/28 in.



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Evers of the BioDiversity Research Institute in Gorham, Maine, and his colleagues analyzed mercury concentrations in yellow perch and common loons in the northern United States and southern Canada.
NEW ENGLAND: The alarming declines in common loon populations in New England are being studied by Dr.
The ponds, river bottom lands, meadows and wetlands that make up the preserve are home to such birds as the common loon, mallard, wild turkey, barn owl, downy woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, herring gull and red-tailed hawk, to name just a few.
 
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