Common Loon Few North American birds can evoke in us the visceral, wild and pleasing sensation that comes in the company of a Common Loon. Loons are proof that birds need not be colorful to be beautiful. Floating in black and white on a northern pond, the Common Loon is one of our most iconic expressions of life in the wild. Learn more » Rusty Blackbird Although it's not an aquatic species in the classic sense, Rusty Blackbird depends on wetland for breeding and wintering habitat. We consider it a forest and wetland species. Read more »