The call of the Loon on the Trent River

A pair of loons call out early in the morning on the Trent river. Their beautiful haunting calls are a lovely sound as it carries across the water. Common Loons are famous for their eerie calls and make four different sounds. Among these are the tremolo, a wavering call given when a loon is alarmed or to announce its presence at a lake. The yodel is the male loon’s territorial claim and each male has his own signature yodel. If a male moves to a different territory, he will change his yodel. The wail is the haunting call that loons give back and forth in attempt to figure out each other’s location. Hoots are soft, short calls given to keep in contact with each other. Parents might hoot to a chick, or one mate might hoot to another perhaps.