Common Loon: calls (wailing and tremolo) in sheet music

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If you've never seen a loon, chances are you've heard its call, as it is used in many movies for atmospheric and eerie ambiance. Some of these films are: Out of Africa, Platoon, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Rick and Morty, Watchmen, Godzilla, Infinity War, 1917, and Avengers: Endgame.

The common loon (Gavia immer) breeds across northern North America, Iceland, and Greenland, and winters as far south as Florida and California. The loon is also found in western and northern Europe, and some are sighted as far south as Portugal and Morocco.

The loon is a shy and very aquatic bird that spends almost all its life on the water, mainly because it can hardly walk ashore due to the extreme rear placement of its legs. Loons may not be very agile on land, but they are excellent divers who can dive up to 60 meters (200 feet) deep to catch fish!

Loons communicate with four different types of calls, two of which this video features. The first, called wailing, is the most famous; it resembles the howling of a wolf and is mainly used to maintain contact and get closer to other loons. The wailing call also gives the loon its name, as it sounds "lunatic." The second, called tremolo call, is used in distress or territorial disputes. It is the only vocalization that loons can perform in flight.

Facts to go: 1. Loons appear on the Canadian currency: the one-dollar "loonie" coin and a valuable series of $20 bills. 2. In 1961, the state of Minnesota declared the loon its state bird.

Transcription: @AlexanderLiebermann

#birds #music #composition #loon
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Minnesota hit it out of the park by deciding that the loon would be the state bird.

systemverilog
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I remember going camping as a kid and hearing it in the early morning

typhoonoon
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Gorgeous birds. Avians really are one of the most brilliant class of animals ever

pkpseudo
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I really enjoy these, thanks for sharing them.

kitsvn
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I can’t understand one thing on this sheet but it looks accurate

kaya_leo_lou
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Like wolves. Then that tittering, so pretty.

mjremy
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Haunting and peaceful at the same time ❤

astelbele
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Hear them all the time on lakes in Alberta during early sunrise when camping. It's beautiful.

sydneeh
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THIS WAS THE BIRD I KEPT HEARING IN STAR FOX ADVENTURES!

milleniam
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When i was little my Dad turned me onto loons. He would get mad in traffic and call stupid drivers "loons." RIP Dad. 😊 But, me personally, I've always loved the loons and their calls. ❤

pinkies
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I've finally found them! I love their cry

AntNr
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I heard the first one in the night always

atiny_kitten
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The first call is the exact loon call from a game I used to play I don't remember what the game was called tho

DefNotEnder
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BEAUTIFUL 🤍🕊🤍

THANK YOU 🥰

Darla Berg ❤

GPMS
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These songs broken down to traditional music notation just lets you see how these birds are natural musicians.

scruffynerfherder
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The last one is the ambient sound of Angry Birds GO!

HappyDay-yk
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I know that tremolo too well. I usually heard on summer boat rides if the boat got a little too close to the group, namely, the females with babies.

patricklenigan
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Loon is a seriously scary bird that sounded like a wolf!

ЗлатикБряня
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Dont cry wolf.
With moonlight vibes.

Featherfamilyrainbow
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It looks like a dinosaur, and sounds like a high pitched Spinosaurus

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