Where can you see the Common Loon?
Some of the best places to see the Common Loon in the wild include Tombstone Territorial Park (Canada), Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (United Kingdom) and D’Anticosti National Park (Canada) — among 46 wildlife hotspots across 7 countries, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Greenland. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Banff National Park
Improvement District No. 9, Canada
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where turquoise glacial lakes mirror jagged peaks and coniferous forests sweep across vast alpine plateaus, one of North America’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBannau Brycheiniog National Park
Powys, United Kingdom
+120 birds+29 mammals
Red sandstone peaks rise abruptly from rolling moorland in South Wales, where wind-sculpted ridges and glacial valleys create some of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBic National Park
Rimouski, Canada
+119 birds+17 mammals
Granite cliffs plunge toward the churning Saint Lawrence River, where salt marshes and boreal forest converge in an explosive collision […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCairngorms National Park
Muir, United Kingdom
+124 birds+27 mammals
Where ancient granite massifs rise above the Scottish Highlands, a subarctic wilderness unfolds across 1,748 square kilometres of raw, elemental […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCap de Creus Nature Park
Roses, Spain
+148 birds+14 mammals
Where granite cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, the easternmost reaches of the Iberian Peninsula reveal a landscape sculpted by […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCape Breton Highlands National Park
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Canada
+115 birds+23 mammals
Where the Cabot Trail winds through Nova Scotia’s northern reaches, weathered plateaus rise dramatically above the Atlantic, their cliff faces […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKD’Anticosti National Park
Anticosti Island, Canada
+18 birds+2 mammals
Where granite escarpments plunge toward the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, a wilderness of 2,266 square kilometers sprawls across Anticosti Island, […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKD’Armorique Regional Nature Park
Le Faou, France
+124 birds+30 mammals
Where granite ridges meet Atlantic moorland, one of Brittany’s wildest regions reveals itself in layers of ecological richness. The landscape […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKDeath Valley National Park
Inyo County, United States
+130 birds+29 mammals
Where scorched salt flats stretch beneath some of Earth’s most punishing skies, a landscape of extremes unfolds across 30,012 square […]
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