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Common loons are currently listed as a species of least concern, but decades of slow population decline have researchers worried about the iconic bird’s future. (Robert F. Bukaty/The Canadian Press)

It lends its name and likeness to our $1 coin, and its calls are synonymous with Canadian summers. But within our lifetime, experts say the common loon could go silent in some regions.

The iconic bird is currently listed as a species of least concern, but new data from the Breeding Birds Survey , a joint Canada-U.S. monitoring program, shows Canada's adult loon population

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